Kindness & Wisdom Practice

Retreat Day 1: Kindness and wisdom meditation uses two different practices that are deeply intertwined. Kindness is an attitude of friendliness. Wisdom sees clearly and impersonally. Kindness without wisdom is not kind. Wisdom without kindness is not wise.

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Thank you so much for this sharing. I was looking for a talk on the concept of non-striving and I’ve got a lot out of this. I don’t often listen through a 50 minute talk with such focus! Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you 🙏

Excellent descriptions - I didn’t have time for all the q&a though I’ll come back - I just thought, hey I can do this and I’m off to do it. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing!🙏❤️I enjoyed taking in the calmness of your retreat. Thank you for the 6 Rs👍😊

Thank you for the wisdom of the “6 Rs” & for expressing the wisdom in the application of kindness in allowing the tensions to relax.

Thank you for the opportunity to attend a retreat. I am honored to support your practice. 🙏

Thanks. I felt like I was there!🙏😊

I listened to this while mindfully doing the dishes, it felt like I was with that group in their first evening of retreat. It has some good pointers for your meditation practice, even the practical stuff is a reminder for mindfulness in daily life.

Don't miss this! This talk is a wonderful and thorough introduction to a kind of meditation that Doug calls kindness and wisdom practice. It's a priceless opportunity to learn a very simple and effective method of meditation from a knowledgeable and generous teacher. This recording is Doug's talk at the beginning of a 10-day silent meditation retreat, and you can readily hear the kindness and wisdom that Doug brings to all things. Three years ago I took a class from Doug and went on the retreat he held that year. I had meditated off & on for many years but never experienced the kind of awareness that I felt within just a few weeks of this practice. I wish this talk were a little shorter; it would be nice if the parts about the mechanics of the retreat were edited out. But listening patiently to the parts of the talk that feel unnecessary is a good exercise in just being with what is, isn't it. 😊 It's good to listen to while you are doing a quiet activity -- folding laundry, doing dishes, knitting, combing the cat, whatever -- then set your Insight Timer for 30 minutes, send Metta to yourself & your Spiritual Friend, and practice the Six Rs: Recognize, Release, Relax, Resmile, Resend, and Repeat.