By Jack Kornfield
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.
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People sometimes criticize meditation as being self-centered. Let’s consider that issue.
Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits.
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Meditation offers time for relaxation and heightened awareness in a stressful world where our senses are often dulled. Research suggests that meditation has the potential for more than just temporary stress relief.
One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.
Pema Chödrön on four ways that meditation helps us deal with difficulty.