Not everyone can put on a happy face. Looking on the bright side isn’t possible for some people and is even counterproductive. Expecting others to deal in a way that doesn’t fit, just makes them feel like a failure on top of already feeling bad. The one size fits all approach to managing emotional life [Read More...]
posted on 04-09-12 at 7:09 am in Shame 101
We are wired for connection. It’s in our biology. The infant comes into the world with needs and getting the needs met is the source of survival. As we grow older, our needs for connection naturally become more sophisticated but the need remains the same. It is critical that we connect – emotionally, physically, spiritually and intellectually [Read More...]
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posted on 03-20-12 at 8:38 pm in Shame 101
Back in November 2011 I posted a link to Brené Brown’s excellent TEDtalk on “The Power of Vulnerability”. Since then she has given a second TEDtalk called “Listening to Shame” that is equally courageous and heartfelt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0&feature=player_embedded
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posted on 03-12-12 at 6:40 am in Yoga 101
Bhakti yoga describes the path of devotion. Seeing the divine in all of creation, bhakti yoga is a positive way to channel the emotions. The path of bhakti provides us with an opportunity to cultivate acceptance and tolerance for everyone we come into contact with. Bhakti yogis express the devotional nature of their path in [Read More...]
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posted on 11-07-11 at 7:00 am in Mindfulness : Relationships
The word “compassion” comes from the Latin word compati, which means “to suffer with”. Probably the best-known definition is that of the Dalai Lama who defined compassion as “a sensitivity to the suffering of self and others, with a deep commitment to try to relieve it. In other words, sensitive attention-awareness plus motivation. In the [Read More...]
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posted on 01-03-11 at 7:40 am in Buddhism
To cultivate compassion, let yourself sit in a centered and quiet way. In this traditional form of practice you will combine a repeated inner intention with visualization and the evocation of the feeling of compassion. As you first sit, breath softly and feel your body, your heartbeat, the life within you. Feel how you treasure [Read More...]
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posted on 04-06-10 at 7:00 am in Buddhism
“Compassion is our deepest nature. It arises from our interconnection with all things.” Alan Wallace, a leading Western teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, puts it like this: “Imagine walking along a sidewalk with your arms full of groceries, and someone roughly bumps into you so that you fall and your groceries are strewn over the ground. [Read More...]
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posted on 02-02-10 at 7:00 am in Buddhism
Buddhist psychology begins by deliberately cultivating respect, starting with ourselves. When we bring respect and honor to those around us, we open a channel to their own goodness. Often in these cynical times, we might think of original goodness as merely an uplifting phrase. But through its lens we discover a different way of seeing and [Read More...]
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