Mindful Embodiment Toolkit: The Mother Meditation

Описание: This Mother Meditation is one of many Tibetan Buddhist practices that's designed to help us build our capacity for compassion.

Why should we increase our capacity for compassion?

All of us can benefit from practices geared towards opening our hearts.

When we place ourselves first, we reinforce the mistaken notion that we are separate from others, and that kind of happiness is limited. All of our happiness in whole comes not from worrying about me and mine, but from caring for others in conjunction.

By placing care for others first, we remember that all beings are connected, and that contentment, love and happiness are available in abundance.

Specifically, the Mother Meditation asks us to view each being in the world as someone who once gave us infinite love and care so we may strive to repay their kindness by being kind in turn.

Reflection Questions:
1) Describe in general what your meditation was like.
2) Where in your body did you feel resistance during the meditation?
3) Where in your body did you feel compassion during the meditation?
4) Were you able to recall anyone you've met as once being your mother?
5) Was it easier to feel compassion for some more than others?
6) Is everyone worthy of compassion?
7) When are you unhappy, who is it that you are thinking about?
8) When you are the most happy, who is it that you are thinking about?
9) Have you noticed any shift in your interactions with other (or yourself) after this practice?
10) How might the way you treat people change the way in which they act towards you?
11) What would your world look like i you practice compassion for everyone at all times?

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