John Makransky, Ph.D.

Boston, MA, USA

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John Makransky is Associate Professor of Buddhism and Comparative Theology at Boston College and co-creator of the Sustainable Compassion Training model for accessing innate capacities of compassion and awareness. John's academic writings have focused on connections between practices of wisdom, compassion and devotion in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. As a meditation teacher, John is known for guiding participants in their discovery of underlying powers of love and wisdom.

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Laurie

Aug 2, 2023

For the amount of time, the teacher got to the point. I picked a person who I work with & we had many such moments . Thank you 🙏🏼

Michael Selzer

Apr 25, 2021

Hi John So wonderful to hear your voice again. I still connect with so much compassion that I gained access to at your workshop last year. Thank you once again.

jamie

Dec 15, 2020

I read John’s book several years ago—it is my touchstone for understanding loving kindness meditation.

Judith formanek

Jan 30, 2019

A beautiful meditation to get in touch with all the love and compassion that encircle us, often without our conscious knowledge. Thank you, Lama John. Please post more meditations!

Rob

May 19, 2018

A wonderful tool for calling to mind the moments of love we have in our lives.

Elise

Jan 29, 2018

This is an exquisite practice, by a gifted and deeply rooted teacher. Thank you, John, for sharing this with us.

Doreen

Apr 25, 2017

Wonderful. Thank you!

Theresa

Feb 12, 2016

Rejuvenating...healing. Thank you.

Anika Wilkins

Jan 5, 2016

Beautiful. Thank you.

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