This Difficult Thing of Being Human

These four weeks are based on the book by Bodhipaksa.

“The practice of Mindful Self-Compassion creates the space we need so that observation, acceptance and real love can enter, no matter how judgemental or disconnected we may feel”  Bodhpaksa

Most of us aren’t very good at self-love, yet it is so crucial in the spiritual life and it is very hard to make progress in our practice without a strong sense of self-compassion. 

This doesn’t mean that we have to be perfect of course. In fact self-compassion or self-nurturing is mostly about recognising that we are not perfect. It is about accepting ourselves just as we are with all our imperfections, mistakes, habits and fears.

Through self-compassion we learn to open our hearts to ourselves and see the tender human being who is doing their best in the world. And then we offer loving kindness to ourselves - just as we are.

In this series of four Wednesday practice Evenings we will be delving into Bodhipaksa’s excellent book and exploring some of the key fundamentals of caring for ourselves. 

10th September - Four Steps to Self-Compassion

17th September - Becoming Comfortable with Discomfort

24th September  - Supporting What is Helpless in Ourselves

1st October - Learning to Forgive Ourselves

Open to all over 18 - You don’t need to be a Buddhist or intend to be one

No need to book - just turn up when you can

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