Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise

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Comparing the love-Kindness exercise and the Subtle Mind exercise is not hard to do. The breathing strategies were similar in both exercises, I was very relaxed in doing both meditations with the CD which made it easier to focus on the strength from within. The Love-Kindeness exercise I had to connect with my inner most thoughts and compassions to bring out the love from inside of me. In this meditation one focuses on love for himself then move and spread the love to others from within one's positive spirit. Then once the love is spread throughout the atmosphere then we must spread the love to those who we have problems with and or strangers who we do not konw. This will help us to forgive and have compassion for other people and not be so self-centered thinking evrything is about us. Although there are some who gives us a hard time and anguish we must learn to love them and show them love instead of animosity and revenge or resentment, this helps us to clear our conscious and soul of hatred and negative energy which should not be in our hearts anyway. This exercise has a calming affect to it and it gives me a positive attitude about others and the respect level I should have for another human being. It is a fact of life that many people are troubled by difficult emotional states in the pressured societies we live in, but do little in terms of developing skills to deal with them. Yet even when the mind goes sour it is within most people's capacity to arouse positive feelings to sweeten it. Loving-kindness is a meditation practice taught by the Buddha to develop the mental habit of selfless or altruistic love. In the Dhammapada can be found the saying: "Hatred cannot coexist with loving-kindness, and dissipates if supplanted with thoughts based on loving-kindness." As this healing love comes into you, you feel your heart overflowing with love and gratitude. You feel peaceful, whole, and replenished with love. Naturally, your love and gratitude goes out now to the person who evoked it, wholly and unconditionally.



Once this giving and receiving of love is flowing strongly, expand the direction of your love another degree. Imagine that on either side of this person in front of you are other people in your life whom you love and cherish, and extend the same love to them, fully and joyfully. Then consider that on either side of this central person are also people you don't know very well: co-workers, shopkeepers, neighbors, even strangers you pass on the street.


Extend the same love to them, fully and wholeheartedly. Expanding your love further, consider that on either side of the central person loving you are those who irritate you, those you've been angry with, or who seem to be your enemies. Extend the same love to them, fully and unconditionally, loving and accepting them exactly as they are.

Finally, expand your love to embrace all beings. Consider now that the whole space in front of you is filled with beings throughout the universe, all forms of conscious life, including the tiniest insects, and even those who have died. Now your love is boundless and unbiased, and it shines powerfully onto each and every one, extending happiness to all existence.



The Subtle mind exercise uses breathing exercises to give a calmimg spirit to transend within us to the outer limits of the world to help us deal and cope with stress and frustrations of everyday living. its intention is to find peace within ourselves and growth in time to help us learn to cope with adverse situations. Both ofd these meditations would recomend putting them into your life. They are life changing exercises to help us focus on the task at hand with a clean spirit and a lovingheart at peace with the world and himself. Both exeercises I have encorporated into my daily schedule with parayer.


The connectoion from spiritual wellness to mental wellness to physical wellness. There is a connection between spirit and physical ailment. Studies have shown a connection between prayer and healing as well as the mind and the body.
Prayer is a big part of my life and it conditions us to spread that love. There is definitely a connection between prayer and healing. prayer can be a powerful tool for a connection between God and us.

Mother Theresa believed “peace begins with a smile.” A sincere smile shines from our soul, making the world a warmer place. A genuine smile puts us at ease whilst a frown creates unease, promoting disease and depression according to modern and traditional medicine. Smiling to others and ourselves is a gift of love. The universal language of a smile speaks straight to the heart, bypassing the intellect and ego. To nurture loving relationships Ayurveda advises one greet others with a pleasant face, Buddhism encourages friendliness to all (maitri) and Taoism teaches that giving ourselves a grin is the best medicine. A deep inner smile spreads like a relaxing elixir making us receptive to transform negative energy into positive. Conversely, a scowl suppresses our immune system by increasing stress, contracting channels and blocking energy. LU YA!



HOLLA AT YOU'LL LATER! LOVE IS FIRST AND GOD IS LOVE! THEN GOD IS FIRST IN OUR LIVES!