“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – Dalai Lama.
When you commit to practicing compassion, your relationships become more intimate. Anxiety and depression lessen. Your mind becomes quieter, allowing you to receive clearer inner guidance.
In life, one of the few good things that we can really practice is having a sense of compassion. There are certain things that come naturally to some people and certain tendencies that can be difficult to change, but being more compassionate is something that you can actually work on.
One of the great things about compassion is that it not only helps others and helps the world around you, but it also can help you live a better, happier and more fulfilled life. So how do we cultivate more compassion? Well, it’s all about making it a part of your everyday life and truly introducing it into your routine.
Think about it, you wake up and brush your teeth every morning so that your teeth can be healthier. Why not wake up and practice compassion every morning so that your soul can be healthier as well. The good news is practicing compassion isn’t hard and it actually won’t be difficult to start introducing it into your daily routine.
But what exactly is compassion? And how do we cultivate it in everyday life?
Simply put, compassion is a sense of shared suffering. It is typically an emotion that is combined with a desire to help reduce the suffering of another. When we have compassion for others, we want to heal their suffering as if it were our own. When we are more compassionate, we can enjoy some real emotional and spiritual benefits, we can feel a greater sense of purpose in our lives and we can feel happier, healthier and more balanced. We can feel less stressed and feel great self worth, not to mention you can really help others around you for whom you are feeling compassion towards.
All of these changes can happen, you just need to start cultivating compassion in your everyday life, and here’s how:
Take a listen to this Loving-Kindness & Compassionate Mediation