Reset Part 2

DAAJI shares some simple mental practices that will help you accept your thoughts and emotions, and feel at peace with yourself. They are best done alone and all of them are great balancing exercises.

Dear friends, There are many instances in our lives where we feel hurt by others. Perhaps they tell us off, point out deficiencies, or are angry for no apparent reason. At other times we go through feelings of grief and sadness upon losing a loved one. And in our day-to-day dealings with people at work there may be someone whose attitude is disturbing to our level of peacefulness. Sometimes we feel resentment if people don't meet our expectations. All these situations can create such ripples in our minds that we are unable to let go of what that person did to us.

Also, there are situations where we hurt others, sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly, and we feel deep regret. If someone close to us has died we may feel such sadness that we did not say something important to them, but it is too late. These disturbing issues can leave heaviness and impressions in our hearts.

How can we deal with these alltoo-common human frailties? How can we come to a state of equanimity, feeling compassion and empathy for others, or compassion and empathy for ourselves. How can we prevent the thoughts and emotions from disturbing us and come to a sense of resolution and acceptance?