Blog Topic: Weight
Evening Practice
Take a few minutes before you go to bed to reflect upon your day. Think about the people you met and talked to, and how you treated each other. Think about your goal that you stated this morning, to act with compassion towards others. How well did you do? What could...
Read more“Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive,
I have a precious human life,
I am not going to waste it.
I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings,
I am going to have kind thoughts towards others,
I am not going to get angry or think badly about others,
I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”~The Dalai Lama
Morning Intention
"Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to...
Upeksha
"We are aiming at upeksha, an impartial, fair-minded assessment of the situation in the cause of peace. Try to wish for your enemy's well-being and happiness; try to develop a sense of responsibility for your enemy's pain. This is the supreme test of compassion."...
Compassionate Footprint
While any of us cannot bring about world peace, reduce violence or poverty on our own. we can each expand our compassion footprint through our own personal daily acts of compassion. Small acts of kindness and compassion such as inviting an elderly neighbor to dinner...
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Acts of Kindness Practice
Imagine again the suffering of someone you know or met recently. Imagine again that you are that person, and are going through that suffering. Now imagine that another human being would like your suffering to end — perhaps your mother or another loved one. What would...
Integrating Body, Self & Soul
Here is a series of simple and powerful breathing exercises designed to connect body, mind and spirit. Integrated Body Psychotherapy: Sustaining Integration Exercises
Empathy vs Sympathy
The words sympathy and empathy are often used interchangeably - and yet there is a real important difference. Brenee Brown describes it beautifully in this 3 minute short: Empathy vs Sympathy - Brenee Brown
Self-Esteem vs Self-Compassion
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is about giving up all hope of a different yesterday Jack Cornfield Anger corrodes us. Blame keeps us from feeling our hurt. Forgiveness helps us move on. It doesn't mean we accept or condone in any way what was done. We can start by resolving not to be...