Extending the practice of love beyond our close relationships, this is a helpful practice for equalising our relationships with others. It is a way of seeing everybody just as yourself.
Exploring the courage to love by stepping further into the landscape of the wider web of connection Friends, acquaintances, co-workers, neighbours, and even strangers; the people we share the world with.
We may sometimes have harsh judgments about ourselves. We may feel we should be something different that what we are, or that we don't have anything of value to offer. In this guided meditation on the courage to love oneself we take a look at ourselves at different points in our life. In doing so it helps free up these harsh judgements and enables us see the inherent goodness within.
We may be carrying messages from our childhood that tell us we are not good enough, that we need to be perfect to be worthy. We may think that to love ourselves is selfish or indulgent. However, love for ourselves is neither inflated nor self important. It is honest, grounded, tender. It is the courage to meet ourselves as we truly are.
When we have the courage to love knowing that there is nothing to hang onto, there is a display of our inherent nature our love and compassion, our wisdom that is within each of us.
These qualities are naturally present and are expressing themselves through a love that is responsive, that is caring, that is open hearted. Then aided by wisdom we can see clearly that we can’t grasp onto anything
