Comments on: Meditate to Learn Compassion http://brainblogger.com/2008/10/31/meditate-to-learn-compassion/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rodney Daut - Science Bloggerhttp://brainblogger.com/2008/10/31/meditate-to-learn-compassion/#comment-601029 Rodney Daut - Science Blogger Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:31:14 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=1718#comment-601029 It's important to note that research on self-compassion has shown it to have many positive benefits including reduced negative affect, greater ability to take responsibility for one's own actions and reduced egotism. The opposite is sometimes found with people who have high self-esteem but low self-compassion. These people can be narcissistic, unable to learn from negative feedback and highly self-centered.Self compassion can be stimulated with meditation but also can be stimulated in just minutes cognitively.In one study participants became more self compassionate by merely answering three question.I describe those three questions at the bottom of the article at the link below.<a href="http://www.selfinfluence.net/a-trait-more-powerful-than-self-esteem/" rel="nofollow">Self Compassion/</a> It’s important to note that research on self-compassion has shown it to have many positive benefits including reduced negative affect, greater ability to take responsibility for one’s own actions and reduced egotism. The opposite is sometimes found with people who have high self-esteem but low self-compassion. These people can be narcissistic, unable to learn from negative feedback and highly self-centered.

Self compassion can be stimulated with meditation but also can be stimulated in just minutes cognitively.

In one study participants became more self compassionate by merely answering three question.

I describe those three questions at the bottom of the article at the link below.

Self Compassion/

]]> By: Ozhttp://brainblogger.com/2008/10/31/meditate-to-learn-compassion/#comment-340397 Oz Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:09:01 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=1718#comment-340397 Great article! It's interesting to note that researchers are now starting to connect the dots between mindfulness and compassion. Mindfulness and compassion go together in happiness as mindlessness and stress go together in depression. There's increasing evidence that accepting emotional and physical pain - which are subjective, moment-to-moment experiences - is more beneficial than trying to control it. Mindfulness is all about moment-to-moment awareness. Becoming aware of distress is the first step towards alleviating it, and alleviating distress is the definition of compassion.You might see this connection more clearly from this article on meditation for depression, which leads into mindfulness and compassion, and further to compassion meditation instructions:http://www.meditation-techniques-for-happiness.com/meditation-for-depression.html Great article! It’s interesting to note that researchers are now starting to connect the dots between mindfulness and compassion. Mindfulness and compassion go together in happiness as mindlessness and stress go together in depression. There’s increasing evidence that accepting emotional and physical pain – which are subjective, moment-to-moment experiences – is more beneficial than trying to control it. Mindfulness is all about moment-to-moment awareness. Becoming aware of distress is the first step towards alleviating it, and alleviating distress is the definition of compassion.

You might see this connection more clearly from this article on meditation for depression, which leads into mindfulness and compassion, and further to compassion meditation instructions:

http://www.meditation-techniques-for-happiness.com/meditation-for-depression.html

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