Compassion Meditation
Posted in theta healing topics on 12/03/2008 05:42 pm by admin
What is the best meditation technique for cultivating love, compassion and empathy?
…and how long each day is recommended? Any answers welcome, especially from ppl with first hand experience
Buddhist practice of Mindfulness Meditation begins with a 15 – 20 minute practice of Loving-kindness Meditation. Lovingkindness Meditation is a mindfulness-based technique which many meditators use to cultivate love or lovingkindness and compassion for all sentient beings.
Buddhanet is an excellent website which teaches Lovingkindness Meditation: http://www.buddhanet.net/metta.htm
“Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness” By: Sharon Salzberg – teaches Lovingkindness Meditation; and the cultivation of Lovingkindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity.
“Mindfulness in Plain English” By: Henepola Gunaratana – is a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to Insight Meditation; it contains an excellent explanation and an example of Lovingkindness Meditation in chapter nine, titled Universal Lovingkindness: http://www.vipassana.com/meditation/mindfulness_in_plain_english_11.php http://www.vipassana.com/meditation/mindfulness_in_plain_english.php
With Metta, Brian.
Learning the basics of compassion meditation
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