…most familiar, comfortable reference points. In the moment of releasing blame, we step out of the story of self and other, the story of good self and bad self, and…
Creating Peace by Letting Go of Blame
read more
Results for "self-compassion"
TaraTalks: Meditating with RAIN – Working with Difficult Emotions (11:43 min.)
This guided practice applies mindfulness and self-compassion to challenging emotions. It is based on the acronym RAIN, and provides a four step practice that is accessible and effective, even at…
Finding a Mindfulness-Based Therapist
…A therapist may also have received briefer training in: Mindful Self-Compassion, with teachers listed in an international directory; CCT (Compassion Cultivation Training), with international directory; Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy….
Meditating with RAIN (11:43 min.)
This guided practice applies mindfulness and self-compassion to challenging emotions. It is based on the acronym RAIN, and provides a four step practice that is accessible and effective, even at…
Blog: The Transforming Power of Mindful Prayer
…scroll painting (called a thanka) of the bodhisattva of compassion. Known as Tara in Tibet and Kwan Yin in China, she’s an embodiment of healing and compassion. One morning, as…
Radical Compassion – Part 1 (retreat talk)
Radical Compassion – Part 1 – CC ~ Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. The essence of…
Radical Compassion – Part 2 ~
Radical Compassion – Part 2 – Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. The essence of compassion for…
Compassion
…to catch up on his sleep. May I come with him tomorrow?” While lighthearted, this points toward the mood of compassion. Compassion can be described as letting ourselves be touched…
Compassion
…to catch up on his sleep. May I come with him tomorrow?” While lighthearted, this points toward the mood of compassion. Compassion can be described as letting ourselves be touched…
Beyond Small Self
While we are conditioned to become identified with limited sense of self, we have the capacity to recognize and open to who we are beyond the self. This talk investigates…
Blog: I’m Nothing, Yet I’m All I Can Think About
…many thoughts are about yourself, you’ll see how the valve creates a completely self-centered universe. It’s true for all of us! This incessant spinning of thoughts continually resurrects what I…
Homecoming to Your True Nature: Awakening Beyond the Separate, Fearful Self
Homecoming to Your True Nature: Awakening beyond the separate, fearful self. Most of us unconsciously identify as a separate, threatened, deficient self. This talk shines a light on this conditioning…
Healing Self-Doubt
…with limiting beliefs about our own worthiness and goodness. This talk looks at the tenacity of self-doubt and the power of mindfulness, investigation and compassion in releasing its grip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9qMlVUxUaA…
Transcript: Fear as a Pathway to Loving Presence – Night Travelers (retreat talk)
…check out what you notice about yourself. And as you kind of set yourself for reflecting you might just sense that there’re different degrees of being identified with the fear…
Unfolding the Wings of Acceptance
…balances compassion. If our heartfelt caring begins to bleed over into self-pity, giving rise to another storyline—we tried so hard but didn’t get what we so dearly wanted—mindfulness enables us…
Blog: Discovering the Gold – Remembering Our True Nature by Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion
Discovering the Gold: Remembering Our True Nature by Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion I remember when I was on a book tour for Radical Acceptance, one of the places I stopped…
Transcript: Love is Always Loving You
…who was judging all of that, the shift was, as he let in love, he became the father – that compassionate presence that could include both dimensions of himself. This…
Compassion
…to catch up on his sleep. May I come with him tomorrow?” While lighthearted, this points toward the mood of compassion. Compassion can be described as letting ourselves be touched…
Divine Abodes – Compassion
Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each…
Part 2 – Radical Compassion – Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing
…from the talk – also on Insight Timer. Link to Part 1 Radical Compassion – Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing Link to Part 3 Radical Compassion – Loving…
New to Meditation?
