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    How To Turn Toward Suffering

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    Sean FargoPublished November 10, 2016 · Updated October 21, 2026 · 1 min read

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    Credit: Frank Ostaseski, Founder, Metta Institute

    In this talk, Frank Ostaseski speaks about the relationship between compassion and suffering. The Metta Institute describes the talk as being about how compassion develops by turning toward suffering.

    Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and international lecturer who works in contemplative end-of-life care. He founded the Metta Institute in 2004 to offer education and professional training for mindful, compassionate end-of-life care. He is the author of Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Being Fully Alive.

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