An Open-Hearted Life
Teachings on "An Open-Hearted Life" given at Sravasti Abbey’s monthly Sharing the Dharma Day since April 2017.
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Cooperation and attachment styles
The benefits of an attitude of cooperation as opposed to competition, and how we can…
View PostGiving positive feedback and praise
How we can make expressions of gratitude and appreciation part of our day, in order…
View PostApologizing and forgiving
How to engage in apologizing and forgiving as part of the practice of compassion.
View PostWorking with Conflict and Making Requests
Exploring ways to handle conflict situations, and how to skillfully make requests of others to…
View PostEmpathy and humor
The importance of offering empathy to ourselves and others to bring connection and ease of…
View PostThe importance of empathic listening
How listening is different from just hearing, and how we can cultivate the skill of…
View PostConsidering perceived threats and needs
How to assess and work with our feelings and needs in situations where we perceive…
View PostIdentifying our feelings
How to identify our emotions and distinguish them from thoughts and why it's important.
View PostCompassionate communication
How to bring compassion to our communication and how to look at situations objectively without…
View PostCompassion and empathy review
Further commentary on how empathy is important in being compassionate, how to develop empathy and…
View PostGuided meditation on compassion
A guided meditation to make the mind more familiar and more habituated to the feeling…
View PostHelping each other feel safe
How to identify when we do or do not feel safe, how to cultivate a…
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