The Heart's Awakening: Developing Compassion in Meditation and Daily Life

Bodhipaksa has been practicing and teaching compassion meditation for many years. One of the most common misunderstandings he comes across is that compassion meditation involves suffering. In fact it can be very joyful, since one of our deepest needs as human beings is to connect with each other in a caring way. When this need is met we feel deeply nourished, and our lives become more meaningful.

Becoming more compassionate does not involve taking on others' sufferings. It involves becoming a stable and caring source of support. As the Buddha said, if you're not standing firmly on the bank of a river, you can't help others who have fallen in. Compassion involves a tender strength.

Whether you're a relative beginner or a long-standing practitioner, this 27-session course, which is delivered by email, offers abundant resources for enriching your practice.

The emails are not delivered on a fixed daily schedule—which can often become overwhelming—but arrive at a pace you control. In each email there is a trigger button. When you're ready to move on—and only then—click the button and the next email will reach you the following day. No more stress because of course emails piling up in your in box!

Each email contains readings and a guided meditation. Most of the meditations range are between 10 and 20 minutes in length.

You'll learn how to cultivae greater empathy for yourself and others. You'll learn how to be compassionate toward yourself, so that you can support yourself through life's challenges. You'll learn that compassion is not just a feeling, but is an active desire to support others through their own difficulties. You'll learn about "idiot compassion" and how it differs from the real thing.

People in the Wildmind Community who have taken this course have found it very helpful. The approaches Bodhipaksa take help make this practice accessible and rewarding.

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