“For all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are.”
Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Loving Kindness Meditation
The Loving Kindness Meditation helps in reducing self-critical thoughts and behaviors. By directing compassionate feelings towards oneself, individuals can create a mental environment where negative self-judgment is replaced by self-acceptance and kindness. This can gradually improve your self-esteem. Practicing Loving Kindness meditation results in greater empathy for strangers and better social connections at work as well as greater stability in social relationships in general.
Loving Kindness (15:33)
Just Like Me (9:58)
The Just Like Me meditation is a practice for increasing compassion. It’s not a replacement for methods of coming to appreciate our differences; those are incredibly important too. It helps us to remember what we share as human beings.