Below are the best podcasts we could find featuring andy puddicombe about self compassion.
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We get a lot of questions about meditation and mindfulness. Today, Kessonga is going to answer a few of them.
There’s a fine line between self-care and indulgent complacency. At the same time, there’s a fine line between self-encouragement and being harsh with ourselves.
There’s a thought in Eastern philosophy that a ‘demon’ isn’t a monster. It’s anything that hinders us from our liberation. Today, instead of meeting your demons with judgment or attempts to repress, try to approach them with compassion and see how that makes you feel.
It can be difficult seeing ourselves through the lens of grace and compassion. We are all a work in progress, and that work requires us to have more compassion toward ourselves as we continue to evolve.
The word “no” often has a powerful sting that yields a negative connotation. However it’s important to realize the instances when saying “no” is the appropriate response to the circumstances that arise throughout life.
When we consider the demands of the future, whether tomorrow or twenty years from now, our mind often imagines the stressors all at once and assumes we have to address them at the same time. It’s important to remind ourselves to pay attention to one thing at a time.
Today Sam talks about the difficult but rewarding process of transitioning from a critical to deeply compassionate inner voice. Doing this may feel difficult or even silly, but it can make a huge difference in our daily lives.
If you were to line a bunch of babies up, you’d notice that there’s a difference in their nature. Don’t get so caught up in these surface-level traits that you don’t notice who you really are.
Oftentimes we set unrealistic expectations and then judge ourselves for not meeting them. But what if we used mindfulness to help us accomplish our goals?
Many of us ‘fear’ change, because we’ve learned to associate change as a process to make up for what we lack, instead of changing with compassion and care. When we approach change with compassion, the process of changing becomes a dance instead of a weight looming overhead.
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