Compassion starts with opening up for the other, being present with him/her, listening with intention and attention, staying present with the other 🧡 Compassion starts with compassion for ourselves, following your loved ones, people that are neutral for you and we master it in a new way arriving to (allowing ourselves to) feel compassion for these people even that we struggle with, that hurt us... 🧡 Compassion, loving kindness, is the key to unconditional love, too, as it means accepting, embracing, opening our arms for the other without expecting them to be in a certain way... It may sound strange to you or you might ask why you should cultivate compassion or unconditional love if you got hurt by someone and indeed it’s often difficult - but mastering it or at least practicing it will not only contribute to a more peaceful, loving atmosphere in this world, it will also give yourself a great sense of peace that changes your life and mood for the better... 🧡 The so called “Metta Meditation” teaches us how to cultivate loving kindness: Starting with visualizing yourself you continue with a loved person before imagining a neutral person and finally one you have trouble with - for each person/encounter you speak (at least silently): May you be happy. May you be free. May you be healthy. May you be loved. Eventually repeat/conclude it with “May all beings be happy, may all beings be...” 🧡 You have nothing to lose, friends, if you try being a bit more compassionate - with or without Metta Meditation. So try to be especially attentive and open today and see where you can practice loving kindness in your life more! Bom dia! E bom sabado! #lovingkindness #mettameditation #compassion #practicingcompassion #unconditionallove #innerpeace (em Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsiDH5AnThg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ighgelkxr7pl
