Compassion: A Meditation.
Meditation is the art of learning how to tend the sacred ground of your life.
Meditation connects you with your inner world.
By meditating you learn how to care for the garden of your mind.
First, you learn to identify what is growing there.
Then you learn how to nurture and plant what you want
and weed out what you do not want.
Mother Teresa once said:
"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread."
The one thing that we cannot get enough of, the one thing that there is no possibility of ever overusing; of ever over receiving or of ever over giving is Compassion or Love. As the saying goes; “No matter what the question; Love is the answer.”
Whenever you find your self caught up in your negative thought patterns, or your negative emotional states, being self–critical or critical of another, or enmeshed in your negative imagination or worry; sit back and drink in Compassion. As you drink in that Compassion all the tension and negativity will start to release. And then you will remember and accept that your natural state of being is that of feeling and being in the Embrace, of being at Peace!
It’s quite easy to do, actually! Find a quiet place and moment, close your eyes, take a few deep cleansing breaths and then just imagine someone you love, be they a loved one or an esteemed spiritual teacher/master, and “see”/imagine them right there in front of you. Look into their eyes, the mirror of their soul, and then just feel their love flowing to you. Open up your heart to feeling their care, compassion and unconditional love for you. Hold this image and feeling for a couple of minutes. And in just a few minutes, you will feel so refreshed!
Compassion is at the heart of meditation because it connects us with who we really are and what is truly at our core. I would urge you to give yourself at least one dose of this daily, even for just a few minutes. You deserve it!
If you haven’t already, feel free to join my membership area and get a free audio talk on meditation and a free 5 minute guided meditation. As well, my Meditation CD “Peace of Mind is a Thought Away” goes into greater depth regarding how to make this connection with Compassion.
Comments
Great entry Yanni!
I agree that mediation is the path to connecting to our deeper source within.
I start my mornings with a 15 minute mediation and this connects me with a stillness and focus within myself. This is, as you say, a place of love and compassion.
This is the source for connecting with our true Wealth potential for living fully, achieving financial well being, and creating our lasting and richly rewarding relationships.
Thanks for your blog, Yanni!
J V Crum, III
Founder
www.ConsciousMillionaire.com
Posted by: J V Crum, III | April 13, 2006 2:23 PM
Intresting blog to read
Posted by: Learn Meditation | April 8, 2008 7:29 AM