Three quiet wishes
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Put it on the board and read it out. Nothing to prepare.
Place your hands on the desk or somewhere else that feels comfortable, and take a moment to arrive.
Begin with a quiet wish for yourself, in words that feel natural to you, such as "May today feel a little easier."
Offer the same wish silently to someone you care about, without needing to say who they are.
Finally, send a kind wish to the whole room, including people you do not know well.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Some students may feel self-conscious or prefer not to picture anyone. They can keep the wish general or simply watch.
The skill of compassion. Feeling concern for your own or someone else's pain or suffering and wishing to bring relief.
What experiences have opened your heart to another's suffering? How might meeting pain with a wish to relieve it shape your work?
Rest your hands wherever is comfortable and take a moment to arrive.
Begin with a quiet wish for yourself, in words that feel natural to you, such as "May today feel a little easier."
Offer the same wish silently to someone you care about and find easy to wish well. Leave aside anyone you are in conflict with or have lost. Nobody is asked who you chose.
Finally, extend a kind wish to this whole group, including the people you do not know well yet.
If a wish feels false or brings up sadness, rest on your breath, or wish for something plain, such as “May this meeting go well.”
That’s the practice.
Watch for anyone who goes very still, tearful or far away. Do not single them out. Offer a break, or speak to them quietly afterwards.
The skill of compassion. Feeling concern for your own or someone else's pain or suffering and wishing to bring relief.
What experiences have opened your heart to another's suffering? How might meeting pain with a wish to relieve it shape your work?
The skill of compassion
Feeling concern for your own or someone else's pain or suffering and wishing to bring relief.
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