Thinking

The problem with blame is that it cuts into the heart. When I blame someone, I can feel it like a knife, cutting me as much as it cuts them. Blame sets the scene for conflict, and there’s already so much conflict.

From a mindfulness perspective, letting go of blame creates more room for love. That feels true for me. What about for you?

I hope you’re staying safe. I hope you’re making room for love.

Transcript

Okay. So let's sit. And this seems like a good time to do a meditation on just watching thoughts arise and pass away. You know, Mindfulness of mind. Let's look at, Let's look at our beautiful minds. So take up a posture that is going to support you for the next nine minutes and settle in and take a few breaths. Feel the body sitting or standing or lying down. Connect with the earth. Who never says, Look how they abused me and beat me and she sure could. And then bring the attention to the breath and just begin to follow each breath. And then when there's a, And there's a little stability, A little concentration, Just begin to observe the mind, Observe thoughts arising and passing away. And doing that with a lot of love, Doing that with a lot of grace. And even even looking at the tone in the mind is the mind loving in a loving place or not loving because it could be that the thoughts that arise are loving or not loving. And it could be that the container in which they arise is loving or not loving. And shift into love whenever the, The opportunity presents itself, Whenever there's a moment of choice. And remember that this practice is really the practice of love. And you're already cultivating that tone of mind, Tone of heart. This is something really beautiful that we're all doing just right now. Hatred never ceases by hatred, But by love alone is healed. This is an ancient truth.