Shifting from empathy to compassion activates brain regions linked to positive emotions, social connection, and reward, similar to those engaged in joy or pleasure.
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“Compassion has a support team and never stands alone. It is infused with awareness that allows our hearts to be open and steady. When we feel connected, kindness naturally arises. With wisdom, we can see what’s happening clearly; we don’t try to do the impossible but see what we can do to meet the situation.” — Myoshin Kelley
“The practice of meditation allows us to relax this misguided search for happiness in the objects of experience. It allows us to settle and connect with the unchanging peace, the natural wellbeing that is the very nature of mind itself.” – Tim Olmsted
“What Mingyur Rinpoche so expertly points out is that relating to a teacher comes in many different forms and can change over time. No matter the style, Buddhism emphasizes each individual’s unique path and encourages the development of one’s own wisdom through authentic lived experiences.”
Meditation helps us become more familiar with ourselves and all that is happening in our mind, leading to greater ease and contentment. As we progress, we experience both moments of clarity and increased awareness of our challenges, allowing us to respond more skillfully and live with greater openness and intention.
A surgeon shares about the importance of sleep and how we can contend with sleepiness in our meditation.
The new awareness yoga sequence can be performed sitting, standing, or even reclining. Instead of starting from the crown and working down the body, the flow is reversed, beginning from the ground and integrating movements upward and outward to the extremities.
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