moon class october - take care of your heart

There is a beautiful meditation that the Buddha used to teach his students when they were experiencing a lot of fear, anger and hatred. A technique called ‘metta bhavana’ — the practice of cultivating love and kindness.

The Buddha knew that for a human being living in the world, this would be one of the most important practices to lean on, because no matter how much meditation or spiritual practice one does, they will still experience moments of devastating heartbreak and pain. 

Rather than getting lost in the pain, or caught up in trying to stop the suffering, whether its personal, in our communities or in the world around us; what is more helpful is to learn what do in those moments. To develop ways of taking care of our hearts, so that we can stay soft and open, rather than shutting down and hardening up.