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Meditation for Busy People Technique 2- Compassion Meditation

This meditation isvery simple and can be done anywhereand in any position. You canclose your eyes gently or you can keep them open. Be sure that open eyes are not distracting you. Breathe deeply...

This meditation isvery simple and can be done anywhereand in any position. You canclose your eyes gently or you can keep them open. Be sure that open eyes are not distracting you. Breathe deeply and exhale slowly. Then consider anythingto which you can sendcompassion. It may be anyperson, any pain or emotional suffering of your own etc. Then mentally andemotionally utter compassionate words in your mind for that thing. Practicethis for five to seven minutes.

Compassion by itself opens yourheart and nourishes people you care about. Those who receiveyour compassion are more likely to have patience, forgiving, and compassionate with you. Compassion reflects the wisdomthat everything is related to everything else, and it naturally draws you intofeeling more connected with allthings.Learning compassion for oneself is a critical first step in compassionmeditation.

Try to be compassionate on thethings, people and experiences in your life. Offer compassion to all yourunpleasant feeling or painful events whenever you run into any of them.Offer it mentally with sincerity. Compassion meditation can be usefulfor promoting more harmoniousrelationships.

Scientifically it has proved that motor circuits in the brain lit up whenpeople were feeling compassionate, like they were getting readyto do something about thesuffering they were sensing.Work with compassion practice intuitively. At timesit may feel difficult, as though you might be overwhelmed by the pain.

Offer compassion to your unpleasant experiences. Try to offer compassion to thenegative qualities of your own mind. It can be the part within you thathas been cruel to yourself or others.Recall the experience when you were cruel to yourself or another person. Then observe it without attachment, as athird person and offer compassion to it and release it calmly. This meditationcan help boost positive emotions and well-being in life, fostering the personalresources that come from experiencing positive emotion.

Compassion is a natural process. You dont need to force it; just open to thedifficulty, the struggle, the stress, the impact of events, the sorrow andstrain in the other person or yourself. Open your heartand let yourself bemoved, and let compassion flow through you.

Varada mudra expresses the energy of compassion, liberation and an offering ofacceptance. It is always made with the left hand, and can be made with the leftarm hanging naturally at the side of the body, the palm of the open hand facingforward, and the fingers extended.This mudra symbolizes charity, compassion andboon-granting.

Various techniques are used in compassion meditation.The capacity to cultivatecompassion involves regulating thoughts and emotions are also useful forpreventing depression in people who are susceptible to it.



Compassion meditation has shown to lower the reaction to inflammation anddistress; those have associated with, major depression, heart disease anddiabetes. Those who spent more time meditating have shown corresponding moresignificant changes in their brains, be sure to always work with a healthprofessional when working with meditation.

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