"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. "


Posts tagged with 'wellbeing'

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 7th session home practice

16th March 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the seventh session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are seven home practice requests for the fortnight until our 8th & last evening together. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the seventh session of the course & jot …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 6th session home practice

9th March 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the sixth session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are five requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the sixth session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 6 …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 5th session home practice

23rd February 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the fifth session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are seven requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the fifth session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 5 …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 4th session home practice

8th February 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the fourth session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are half a dozen requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the fourth session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 3rd session home practice

2nd February 2018

There are seven requests for this third week of home practice: 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the third session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 3 reflection sheet. What last night felt most interesting & potentially helpful for you …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 2nd session home practice

27th January 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing: 2nd session content" blog post. There are seven requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the second session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 2 …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 2nd session content

21st January 2018

So this is the second session of the "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing: 8 week training". I posted a description of the initial session a few days ago ... "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 1st session content". This second meeting is also heavily based on the state-of-the-art structure described in the …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 1st session home practice

20th January 2018

These 'homework' instructions are phrased to fit with the "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing: 8 week training" that we're running. If you're going through this material independently of the structured group format, of course you can pace it to suit yourself and you may take longer or shorter than a week …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 1st session content

15th January 2018

I've already introduced this course in an earlier blog post "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing: an 8 week training". This post gives background for the first session of the training. It will be particularly relevant for participants, but others not coming to the course itself may well find these ideas interesting …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: the core message & five key principles

14th January 2018

The "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing: 8 week training" is rich with information & ideas. It is informed by a state-of-the-art, positive psychology overview of how we can flourish more fully as human beings. Because there is so much good material here, at times we may become a bit disorientated. It …