Using Compassion as a Meditation Practice

Compassion is one of the most revered divinedemands everything from nature but are not
qualities of human being. It is compassion thatprepared to give something in returns.
separates us from other animals. A loving andYou can practice compassion as one form of
sympathetic attitude towards every livingmeditation. When you walk on earth, thank the
creature on earth is one of the most importantearth for allowing you to walk over it. If you find
qualities a spiritual person can have. In this articleany thorn in a path, take a moment and remove
we shall discuss how compassion can be used asthe thorn from the path lest anybody should
a meditation practice.harm from it. Try to be helpful to people in
Meditation is a process to know who we reallywhichever way you can. Don't ask for anything in
are in true sense of existence. A common threadreturn. Try to give some service in the old age
of consciousness is passing through every particlehome. Go to the orphanage and give some
of this universe. Meditation is an inner journey toservice there. Give some elementary education to
identify this common thread within yourself. Oncea poor child, help someone in need find a job, take
you realize that same kind of consciousness issome poor sick person to a doctor and pay for
present in you and others, you cannot stop startthe fees, get involve in the community project of
seeing everybody as your own reflection.your locality, give some needy person money to
Compassion is a feeling of unconditional lovebuy food. Do all these tasks or some of them
towards all with the welfare of everybody as thewithout expecting anything in return. And above all
prime goal. A compassionate person will be able todon't allow your ego to become inflated just
learn meditation very easily as these two qualitiesbecause you are helping somebody. Help others,
complement each other. As you mediate, yourdon't expect and thank the universe for giving
compassion towards all will increase. Similarly asyou an opportunity to help others. No matter how
your compassion will increase, your tendency tomuch we can help others, we can't become God.
meditate will grow on its own.Still, even after doing all that you can to help
A compassionate person has a feeling of loveothers, you'll find that many people have left out.
towards everybody. This feeling does not ariseStill there will be millions in need of help. The world
out of any compulsion or as a sense of duty. Thisis full of suffering that the universe require millions
feeling arises from the inner feeling ofand millions of selfless soul who help the world
thankfulness for the whole universe. The personjust out of compassion, without the expectation
observes that the whole universe is involved inof any reward.
some kind of creation just for the happiness ofWhat you'll gain from this selfless service? You'll
others. The Sun rises and it rises for everybody.gain something that cannot be written in word. As
It doesn't differentiate while giving its warmth tothe feeling of compassion arises in you, you'll
people. It doesn't make a difference in providingbecome more and more inclined towards
its energy to plants. It gives all that it has. Similarlyspirituality. You will find that your ability to
the flowers blossom for everybody. The rivermeditate has increase manifold. A meditative
flows for everybody and don't differentiate whilestate is a natural state for a person full of
giving its water to people. When a tree providescompassion. The whole universe will open its
its fruits, they are for everybody to enjoy. If youdoors to a person full of deep compassion
observe you will find that universe is giving withtowards humanity. Compassion is a divine quality
both hands to everybody. It does not ask forthat will immensely help you in meditation.
anything in return. It is only we human beings that