The Compassion Revolution: 30 Days of Living From the Heart by Amy Leigh Mercree

Author:Amy Leigh Mercree
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Amy Leigh Mercree presents over a hundred ways to enliven your spirit and step into the blissful life you desire., a practical roadmap to finding inner and outer happiness. Using a mindful and balanced approach, Self Help, Discover how to experience bliss every day and also be equipped to weather the ups and downs of life with Joyful Living, Spirituality
ISBN: 9780738752082
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Published: 2017-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

We are now going to focus on a mantra for about ten min-

utes. Your mantra is simple: it is the word “compassion.” So simply relax and allow your mind to be clear of thoughts. When

you feel sensations in your body, simply repeat the word “com-

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passion” and bring yourself back to focus. As you repeat the

word, you can bring your attention to the center of your chest.

Compassion for

You may also feel your attention at your brow center. Both of

Nurturing and Validation

these energy centers are way stations for your compassion. It’s nice to immerse yourself in these and really let yourself experi-We are all conditioned to crave validation. Since infancy we

ence the feeling that compassion brings. You may notice colors have been taught what we can do to get affection, attention,

or textures associated with this feeling. You may notice images and love. It’s human to want all of those things. As much as we or sounds associated with this feeling. Simply notice and keep think we don’t need people to like us and that we are confident repeating the mantra. When it’s time to stop, simply stop re-how we are, the truth is we are made to seek out validation.

peating the mantra. If you’d like, you can set a timer for five to Being aware of that is important because then we are less likely ten minutes and then stop when the timer tells you it’s time.

to behave unconsciously, and instead we will choose aware and

After such a meditative experience, I feel like I should tell

conscious action more often.

you namaste!

Our hearts crave love. We can deny it or suppress it, but

If you knew today was your last day here,

deep down we all want to be loved. And being liked is good too, how would you share your love with the world?

because it is a precursor to love and a nice, mild form of it. We

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seek connection.

Now that we have stepped online, there are infinite chances

for connection twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

And the human part that wants to connect and be validated

has become a kid in a candy store. At times the kid is having

fun, getting to try different types of candy, and at times the kid has been eating candy corn for three hours straight and is 109

overstimulated, running around in circles. That’s all of us on the Internet at various times.

Being online is major part of our lives now. We use it for

work, entertainment, connection, shopping, finding informa-

tion—basically everything. And social interaction and connec-

tion happen there for us all at varying degrees.

Connecting and being entertained online can be a little bit

addicting. In fact, recent studies have shown how dopamine,

the neurotransmitter, not only rewards us with a chemical

hit when we act but also encourages us to act beforehand, in-

spiring the thrill of the hunt. Because the Internet is radically quick, we run through this cycle at breakneck speed hundreds

of times per day. Seek info. Get info. Seek again. Find again.

Each of those gives us a shot of dopamine and signals feedback for expected rewards.

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