Compassion & Patience

In this talk and guided practice, we explore the relationship between patience and compassion. Patience is a necessary ingredient to cultivating both self-compassion and compassion for others, for it is through patience that we develop the ability to be present to suffering. In so doing, we begin to make space for our experience to be as it is, and for others' experiences to be as they are.

This is a 20-minute talk followed by a 20-minute guided meditation.

Reviews

Your words, delivered in such a gentle way, are always perfectly stated as if just for me-- yet I know it to be true for all and this causes my nervous system to be open and calmer.

𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚋. 𝙼𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚘𝚗. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚡𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚌𝚑. 𝙰 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚘.

Like your discussion on the topic of loneliness, this examination of the human condition of suffering and the importance for holding space to learn, grow, and heal was poignant and timely. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, time, and energy in this talk and practice. 🙏

This talk & meditation was super helpful. It made perfect sense & resonated with me. Thank you! 🙏🏻

Thank you Thomas for reminding me to hold space for the challenges of life for myself and others. There are challenges in my future that I can find myself worrying about, this talk and meditation reminds me to just hold space for the fear as it is and not try to change it. While at the same time realizing that the present moment is full of peace and stillness.
Namaste
Lucy