Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity as a vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise in giving. A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation-to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Generosity and mindfulness
Perhaps if we cultivate the discipline of being generous with ourselves, as Jon Kabat-Zinn suggests, we will find it easier and more appealing to be generous with others:
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Ellie, I really needed to read this!
ReplyDeleteI give myself lots of good laughs by visiting websites run by the "progressive" left who believe in fairies (both with wings and with condos in Provincetown); the Fundiegelicals were just a warmup, being too obvious to be truly interesting.
ReplyDeleteBut watching someone who lives in a 98% White suburb and goes to a 98% White denomination preach on diversity, and expects to be taken seriously? You can't make that stuff up!