Loving Kindness Meditation for Victims of Racism & Violence

A 22 minute loving kindness meditation and talk for the victims of racism and violence. This was recorded after the incidents in Charlottesville, Virginia. Susan's talk runs until 5:53 and the meditation portion starts at 5:54 if you would like to forward to that section. The meditation ends with silence, Susan taking a bow, and then standing up from her chair.

Reviews

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Hey thank you so much for this, i moved somewhere new and I’m really struggeling with the casual racism of the where I live. This kept me going today. My hope is that I can be the change i see.

Apropos

May all beings be safe. May all beings live in peace and harmony. 🌸🌺

Sadly this is as relevant today as it was 3 years ago. I cried through the whole meditation. Thank you for providing a space to allow for the release of the heartache through love.

Thank you, this was the only meditation I could find regarding violence and racism. I feel like I really needed this right now especially after the recent murders of innocent Black folks, especially George Floyd. We need more of this!

Needed. Need more of this.

Helpful

"Evolution only sees action." (Chardin) May we know on this Earth that we Are One. Susan, Thank You!!!

We had a stabbing at our school this week. No one died, but the suffering goes on in our school and community. May we all be safe and loved.

Much needed after school shooting in broward. There is a rally for fun safety at the broward county federal building downtown 2/17/18 @ 1pm.

Connecting us all with a loving heart. A loving teacher with a pointed and clear practice. Love to you Susan and thanks for sharing this.

Much needed. 😊

Would you please rerecord this? It's so important and maybe just the metta with a brief introduction?

Love her! I wish she was my friend

Powerful.

Thank you from the bottom of my ❤️ heart. I imagined us ALL babies together in a loving circle. We were not born hating.

I understand the criticisms in other reviews. But this meditation, as difficult as is is, reminds us to meditate NOT to run away from difficulties. The "strident" tone was validating and real. We can meditate while angry at injustice. It integrates our ideals when we burn inside. I tend to avoid sitting, praying, yoga just when i -- and those around me -- need it the most! שים שלום

Thank you for this! It was timely and needed. I included the victims of the attacks today in Spain. Peace.

Thank you

Thank you ! May you live in peace and love ???

Thank you for this. Sitting with our painful and angry emotions is difficult enough but then taking that fear and anger and transforming them into love, hope and peaceful action...now that's REALLY hard yet righteous and very powerful. Speak your truth but don't meet hate with hate. Meet it with love, truth, compassion...like Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Don't become poisoned by hate. Protect each other by standing up for each other with your words, votes, money and time. Be a compassionate warrior for peace. Namaste.

So powerful. Namaste.?

Thank you for creating this. 💞

Thank you for this meditation.
Here in Germany, we have to put up with far right marches. And they take place regularly. Thankfully, there always are more people on the other side.
I want to believe that love, respect & accepance of all beings, regardless of race, gender or background, is possible.
May God Bless all of us.

May everyone feel at home in their own country!

Thank you!

I valued your introduction and raw, candid honesty as much as the meditation itself. Thank you. 💖

So real and from the heart. One of the most genuine meditations I have ever listened to on this app. A light in the muck and mire. I celebrate the life in you, each and every one of you who know what we have to do in circumstances of oppression. We cannot look away or rationalze away what has happened. We are the solution we seek and blessings to you for leaping into the opportunity to help so many with this meditation with that sense of urgency and concern, care for others.

As a black woman, I was moved by this - even to tears for a moment. I think it's very important for everyone to evaluate their feelings, actions, and role of responsibility in our present climate (and that goes for how one has contributed to it as much as how one can help fix it). I applaud you for creating this meditation and not avoiding the very specific, heavy events happening right now. Namaste 🙏

This was really impactful for me this morning. Impassioned, timely and cathartic.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My rage was partly due to my feelings of helplessness. Your teaching has helped me believe I/we can do something. Love will win.

I deeply appreciate the intent of this meditation and discussion.
As a woman of African descent who was born, raised and lived most her life in the Southeast of the U.S. living with overt racism has been norm we adapted to deal with. The scars left become painful reminders passed from generation to generation. And living in relative peace with people who seem oblivious or content with the persistent evidence of the racist elephant in the room is a daily challenge that is almost impossible to process.
This meditation was emotionally challenging but restorative.
Thank you.

May all beings awaken and know that we are all one. Namaste

I will create safety wherever I can.

Powerful and healing, although it ended in a weird abrupt place. As a person of color, I have been looking 4 salve like this and wanted to share w/everyone I know. Where kind I find a complete version? Thank you for this!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I so need this, and it's the answer to my pain & confusion.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Very helpful.

Thank you for sharing and keeping this horrible issue in the light, the only place it can be dealt with. We need to stop this hatred and violence and the only way to do it is to acknowledge it, let it motivate us to become advocates of peace and equality.

Thank you for this timely meditation and giving voice to what many are thinking and feeling.

Very beneficial and relevant always, but especially at this moment. Quite accurate in distilling the mix of emotions felt by many.

Excellent antidote to prevent imprudent actions that may result from those emotions.

Thanks.

Timely and useful