I can't wait for our Movie Night this Sunday! It's been a while and I miss everyone's smiles and sharing!
This is the first time we have shared this talk, Harry Palmer had about a 10-year break in speaking at any courses and this is new, from 2024. I find it touching, and his gong meditation takes me somewhere magical.
I hope you can make it - I can't wait to hear what you think!
Blessings, Derek
Simple steps
Compassion is so powerful that it is considered by all major religions as the greatest virtue that you can practice.
The Dalai Lama says, "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
Compassion starts with a feeling of friendliness toward your self (self-acceptance) and then it grows into a feeling of friendliness toward others. You don't have to find someone who is suffering to be compassionate.
Compassion begins as an openness, a giving, a non-judging, a no demand trusting, an offer of friendship. Compassion sleeps in everyone's heart, but sometimes you have to do something to awaken it.
Usually all it takes is a smile, or a hug.
Hear the full talk The Path to Compassion
A Personal Sense of Peace
The Compassion Exercise
Objective: To increase the amount of compassion in the world.
Expected Results: A personal sense of peace.
Instructions: This exercise can be done anywhere that people congregate (airports, malls, parks, beaches, etc.). It should be done on strangers, unobtrusively, from some distance. Try to do all five steps on the same person.
Step 1 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: Step 2 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: Step 3 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: Step 4 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: Step 5 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: |
Simple. Straightforward. Effective
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