By Ethan Nichtern — 2014
“Accepting and sending out” is a powerful meditation to develop compassion—for ourselves and others. Ethan Nichtern teaches us how to do it in formal practice and on the spot whenever suffering arises.
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According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.
The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.
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Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.
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In Positive Psychology, Compassion is seen as a way to relate to the self and a pathway to happiness. The proven benefits of compassion range from increased well-being, to relief from illness, and improved relationships.
Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön and novelist Alice Walker on how tonglen meditation practice opens our heart, expands our vision, and plants the seeds of love in our lives.
At a weekend workshop I led, one of the participants, Marian, shared her story about the shame and guilt that had tortured her.