Karuna - A Practice On Self Compassion

I wrote this for a retreat last year in Joshua Tree. I've found the practice of self-compassion very healing and important. Karuna, the Pali word for the 2nd of the Divine Abodes, the Brahama-Viharas, the Four Immeasurables - all ways to describe the 4 Heart Practices that Compassion is one of. They are called these because when we practice them our hearts heal and expand. These are the phrases, May I be safe, May I be peaceful, May I be kind to myself, May I accept myself.

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Gave me such a better understanding of the Karuna Bhavana thank you 🙏

I appreciate that there was no music and the long pauses was helpful for me to get deeper.

This was just what I needed. Thank you so much

The body scan to start is quite calming, and I found offering self-compassion in various aspects to be helpful. I will come back to this one. Thank you

Highly recommend! It is so important to practice not only Metta but also the rest of the Brahmaviharas. This is the only guided practice on Karuna I could find, and it is splendid.