Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Tara Brach: Widening circles of compassion


Meditation: Widening the Circles of Compassion with Tara Brach
(Tara BrachJan. 31, 2021) We cultivate compassion (karuna) by attending to others with our full presence. With the steps of R.A.I.N., this meditation guides us to open to the vulnerability of another’s experience and offer our care. Start with someone with whom our relationship is uncomplicated -- without the reactivity of judgment or anger. Let's then explore extending our compassion to someone who triggers us in these ways. This meditation includes optional use of tonglen, the Tibetan practice of breathing in taking in suffering and breathing out sending out care.

A)  Awakening compassion when we are not reactive
B)  Awakening compassion when we feel judgment or anger

“Just Like You”
(Inspired by the Dalai Lama)

Walk gently on this earth with purposeful steps
You share this space with seven billion human beings
And countless other precious life forms
Just like you
They all want to be happy
Just like you
They all need love
We’re not going to survive unless we walk
Gently on this earth together,
Until we touch something in others that
Feels just like the shards of our own pain,
The fluttering warmth of our own joy,
Until we sew their wounds into our hearts
And seal it with our own skin
- Anonymous
Financial support enables free talks, so listeners who value them may want to offer: tarabrach.com/donation. With thanks and love, Tara

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