Comments on: Develop Self Compassion: Meditation instructions for working with the breath

By: Debra Masters

Debra Masters — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:52 +0000

I found, in my life, that self-compassion is what I am learning last…but I am thankful I am finally learning it.
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By: hazel colditz

hazel colditz — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:06:40 +0000

g’day mahala! just checkin in…..have not heard from you in weeks? everything OK? thinking of you…hazel
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By: Marguerite Manteau-Rao

Marguerite Manteau-Rao — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:27:34 +0000

Beautiful! The picture is enough.
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By: Col @ life by muse

Col @ life by muse — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:44:33 +0000

Mahala, this is so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so beautiful. Exactly in alignment with what I’ve been moving through recently. I used to want painful emotions to “go away” and recently I’ve been allowing them to exist and move through me rather than doing the pushing away thing. What a different, soft and subtle, experience. The other day I allowed in sadness. It only visited for a few minutes. Today I embraced frustration. So interesting to notice the things I think I “should not” feel.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me!

(Oh, that’s funny! Look at how I think you are sharing them with *me* alone! lol!)

Hugs,
Col
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By: Magpie

Magpie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:39:58 +0000

Thank you, I would be honored to be included in that list, I’m not sure my writings are worthy to be included in such fine company, but honored all the same.

In my heart I know that forgiving myself is key, but my mind sometimes gets the best of me, that inner voice tends to get a bit critical. Which is precisely why I need to sit, to face the struggle and not run from it. If I can’t forgive and practice full compassion with myself, then my heart isn’t truly as open as I think it is. I’m going on a short retreat tomorrow, I’m hoping I come home as a nicer person to myself.
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By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:37:03 +0000

Your blog is wonderful. I’m so honored to be included there. Did you see my earlier post on women Buddhist bloggers? (scroll a bit) Some wonderful writers there. I’d like to add you to that list, too, if I may?

Struggling. Magpie dear, you always have to be ready to forgive yourself.

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:30:35 +0000

I’m so excited that you used this for a young adults meditation class — both that you used this and that you’re leading a young adults class. Such a gift for them! Have you been teaching this for long?
Thanks for including me in Judy’s birthday celebrations. Hope it was fun for all. I missed your big 5-0 earlier this year, didn’t I?

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:27:02 +0000

Dear Virginia,
I’m always so happy to see your words here. We are so fortunate the internet lets us connect our hearts, even from so far away.
What are the new plans for your way of living?
Please hold yourself with compassion. I know you give it freely to so many others. Please give it to yourself, too.

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:16:12 +0000

You’re so welcome.
Yours is a lovely blog, too.

By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:13:27 +0000

Didi, so happy you love the photo. I keep looking out at my garden, covered with a fresh 8 inches of snow, and wonder when I’ll be able to photograph those iris again.

Sounds like you are in the midst of a major transition. I know you’ve been truly present with all that you’re feeling. Wishing you soft and peaceful places.