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Q. Lewis, I have been exploring cultivating compassion. I began my search on Google with “Self Compassion Meaning.”I now realize that emotional healing and forgiveness can come about through compassion therapy. Can you give me a deeper insight into mindfulness and compassion?
A. There are many ways to integrate compassion into a life of self-improvement and personal development. I have a personal interest in mindful self-compassion and compassion psychology
In the process of creating fellowship, in all of its forms, much of what we consider to be our creative problems and much of our daily suffering or struggles is actually an expression of natural law. Of course, the intuitive understanding of natural law is an essential tool for survival.
What is also a part of natural law is compassion. Compassion, one of the most worthy, and admired human qualities; often comes from recognizing the suffering of others. Their suffering may present great meaning and direction to our own life, motivating and also inspiring us to serve others in need. This service, in turn, creates a larger sense of community and fellowship.
What determines how intense our suffering is or will be? The origin and cause of suffering; its processes, the meaning it presents to the individual who seems to be suffering; its related social, personal, and cultural behaviors; the knowledge of how to manage, reduce, or eliminate the suffering; and the benefits one might accrue for having suffered will all influence the intensity of that suffering. Add to this the frequency of each occurrence, plus the concurrence of mental, emotional, psychological, and also spiritual factors involved. Now by combining these with the duration of the suffering, you have a wide range of experiences related to suffering. As an individual engages in contemplation and introspection concerning this suffering they may develop a deep and profound understanding of what life really is all about.
“There is the solitude of suffering when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.” ……………………John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
If a person is to understand the meaning of life it is essential that they explore how and why humans suffer.
All human suffering, whether necessary or self-created, is tied to obstacles that have meaning for us.
Such an obstacle may be associated with some physical or psychological discomfort, or spiritually speaking, from the “pain of longing” — the seeking of something deeper than the world of form. Who can say what it might be?
Transcending obstacles define much of what goes on in life for all of us. Think about it. You likely function day to day on “automatic pilot,” then suddenly you experience a usually unexpected obstacle. Now, this obstacle might be walking up the steps of a non-functioning escalator, or waiting in a long line at the post office. It may be something equally annoying like a sudden red light that causes you to hit the brakes on your car. These types of challenges are what get your attention, and often it is only through support and fellowship that we can transcend them.
Takeaway
When things, events, or people limit your freedom, these “obstacles” take on meaning. We are also often drawn to things of great beauty, sensuality, and elegance. These things also have meaning. So as you can see, to notice something, positive or negative is to give it meaning.
Here is a short video about some of what I am working on in the realm of compassion.
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Author: Lewis is a writer, teacher, and master results-oriented life coach. He is the author of over twenty books, numerous self-improvement, and personal development courses, and is the former host of a talk show on NPR Affiliated WIOX91.3 FM. He can be contacted at LewisCoaches@gmail.com
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