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Zen Compassion Meditation - The heart of loving-kindness

Zen Compassion Meditation - The heart of loving-kindness

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Highlights

  • On-Demand course

  • 12 hours

  • Intermediate level

Description

Discover the ‘Shimuryo Zammai’ practices – the four limitless meditations. These practices offer a kinder and more compassionate way to live in the world, to be more loving, joyful, peaceful and compassionate towards ourselves and others. They provide a remedy for the negative and unhelpful emotions of anger, loneliness, loss, sadness, jealousy, apathy and more.

This 5-week course introduces you to the 4-boundless practices that can enhance how you live in the world and help smooth your spiritual path.
  • Week 1 – Introduction to the practices
  • Week 2 – Ji - Metta or loving kindness
  • Week 3 – Jihi – Karuṇā or Compassion
  • Week 4 – Ki – Muditā or Sympathetic Joy
  • Week 5 – Sha – Upekkhā or Peace and Equanimity
Plus additional workshops:
  • Living from the heart
  • Finding peace and equanimity
  • Complete compassion practice
You will be given 5 hours of teaching - recordings of the live sessions, 5 guided meditations and additional creative ideas to help you bring these qualities into your life more fully. Plus another 5 hours of bonus workshops and meditations on developing loving-kindness, peace and equanimity and compassion.

This course is best suited to those who already have a meditation practice, as those with a regular practice will have developed a level of concentration and focus that can help you. However if you are keen to practice and are willing to commit to the course then please feel free to join in.

You will need:
  • A notebook and pen to write your meditation diary
  • A quiet space to practice at home every day
  • To be willing to try to all the methods offered
  • Take time to develop and grow these positive qualities within
  • Be open to ideas of bringing these elements into your day
You can see further information here: http://createharmony.co.uk/zen-compassion-plus/

Course Content

Zen Compassion Meditation
  1. About the course
  2. Introduction
  3. Loving-Kindness
  4. Compassion
  5. Sympathetic Joy
  6. Peace and Equanimity
Zen & Buddhist Meditation workshops
  1. Living from the heart
  2. Finding peace and equanimity
  3. Complete Compassion Practice

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