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Objective:
To increase the amount of compassion in the world. Expected Result:
A personal sense of peace. Instructions
This exercise can be done anywhere that people congregate (airports, malls, parks, beaches, etc.). It should be done on strangers, unobtrusively, from some distance. Try to do all five steps on the same person. Step 1
With attention on the person, repeat to yourself:
"Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for his/her life." Step 2
With attention on the person, repeat to yourself:
"Just like me, this person is trying to avoid suffering in his/her life." Step 3
With attention on the person, repeat to yourself:
"Just like me, this person has known sadness, loneliness, and despair." Step 4
With attention on the person, repeat to yourself:
"Just like me, this person is seeking to fulfill his/her needs." Step 5
With attention on the person, repeat to yourself:
"Just like me, this person is learning about life." Variation:1. To be done by couples and family members to increase understanding of each other.
2. To be done on old enemies and antagonists still present in your memories.
3. To be done on other life forms. TEN Actions You Can Do Today To Start Taking Back Your Life
Ten Actions was written by Harry Palmer and is copied here with the author’s permission.
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1. Take a walk, notice something, and decide how you would describe it.
Time: 10+ minutes Expected Result: Calming, increase in energy
2. Concentrate all your attention on a single object for a period of two minutes.
Time: 2 minutes Expected Result: More focused, relaxed
3. Choose an automatic gesture you make and repeat it deliberately until it comes off automatic.
Time: 5+ minutes Expected Result: Insights, self-control
4. Pick a frequent worry and outline the sequence of thoughts that lead up to that worry. Deliberately think the thoughts in sequence until the worry fades.
Time: 5+ minutes Expected Result: Recovered energy
5. Deliberately smile until you feel happy.
Time: 2+ minutes Expected Result: Sense of well being
6. Make a list of all the incomplete projects you have. Prioritize the list.
Time: 30+ minutes Expected Result: Recovery of attention 7. Take a walk and count forms until colors appear brighter.
Time: 30+ minutes Expected Result: Extroversion, sense of being alive 8. Climb one or more flights of stairs and before each step whisper something you are grateful for.
Time: 30+ minutes Expected Result: Sense of Grace 9. Deliberately do a good deed for someone without being found out.
Time: 30+ minutes Expected Result: Increased sense of self-respect 10. Breathing in, notice something far away. Breathing out, notice something close. Repeat at least ten times.
Time: 5+ minutes Expected Result: Recovery of perspective Next Steps:
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