Cultivating Virtuous Emotions Using The Method

This is a 5-part series showing practitioners how to take contemplative practices off the cushion and integrate them into their daily lives to better embody their inner values. The Virtuous Cycle Method (The Method) is a systematic way of transforming destructive emotions and negative mind states to more positive, beneficial ones. This Part III is a guided meditation that takes practitioners step-by-step through the first element of The Method, which is the mental cultivation work we perform on the cushion. In this meditation, we work with ill will using awareness, reflection, analysis, absorption, and antidotes to transform this common, yet destructive negative emotion.