Compassion meditation can really help you become more compassionate towards all the people in your life, thus enhancing your relationships and your life.
Meditation is a great way to relax your mind and establish inner peace. In meditation you focus on your breathing and try to empty your mind of all thoughts and worries. But meditation doesn't do anything about your relationships or how you deal with people or what you think of them. If you have negative feelings about someone, it harms you more than anyone else. Compassion meditation is a Buddhist meditation technique that can help you get rid of all the negative feelings you have for yourself and others. This will bring peace to your entire life. In the following article I will give an overview of compassion meditation technique and how to practice it.

The Buddhist Compassion Meditation Technique

To practice the compassion meditation technique you will have to follow the steps mentioned below. It is not very different from the normal meditation. If you don't know much about meditation read how to meditate for beginners before you go through the rest of the article.

Get into comfortable clothes and find a place in your house that is not crowded with furniture and other stuff. You can also do it in a park or any place outside your house. But it should not be crowded or noisy. There should not be any disturbances.

You can choose any position for meditating as long it is immensely comfortable for you. You can lie down or sit cross legged. Sometimes you might start to feel a little sleepy if you lie down and relax so it is better that you sit cross legged on a yoga mat or any other mat. If you have problems with your knees you can even sit on a comfortable chair.

Now start with the normal meditation. Focus on your breathing and try to relax every muscle in your body and your mind. Now you have to wish something good for yourself and your loved ones. For that you have to come up with certain phrases like 'may I be contented with my life' etc. You have to make your own phrases based on what you want out of your life or what you want to change about your life.

Now you have to repeat these phrases aloud or in your mind. It is better to do it aloud. You have to also believe what you are saying and visualize it happening.

Next you have to think of someone close to you. It can be your spouse, children, parents or friends. Make phrases based on what you want for your loved ones and repeat them like in the previous step. If you are wishing for that person to achieve whatever he wants in life you have to visualize him achieving it while repeating the phrases. Meanwhile, keep breathing softly and keep your body relaxed.

Now to achieve true compassion and feel it through and through, you have to wish something good for someone you hate. This is important, because wishing good for an enemy will relieve you of the negative feelings you have for them. You have to forgive that person and let go of the grudge, anger etc. Whatever wrong that person has done to you or whatever has happened between you, let go of it all. It will take a lot of practice but eventually you will feel much better.

While coming up with your phrases use only positive words. For example, if you want yourself to be happy, don't say 'may I be never be sad' instead go for 'may I be happy always'. That is because the words you use, also have an impact. I hope you liked this short overview of the compassion meditation technique. Also read can you train our brains through compassion meditation for more insights on this meditation technique..