After participating in the practice, I came to reaize that te univesal loving kindness exercise is a lot like what the Bible teaches us; Love your enemy as yourself". It is not the most appealing thought you would ever have, but God loves everyone and he never abandons his creatures. I think that is the kind of understanding that we need to keep in mind. Personally, I found it somewhat helpful. I probably wont see a drastic change unless I practice it for awhile
The integral assessment discussed in chapter 11 is very helpful. In fact, I have been a similar exercise for years. Im not really sure if it is a good thing or not, but I have been told that Im an ambitious guy. As a matter of fact, every time I hit the wal, I always do a little self reflection to make sure where I am at the point in life. I feel like I always have something to improve and also something to work on. So this probably was one of my fovorite exercise so far in this class.
I have come to realize that Im not a huge fan of closing eyes to implement some thoughts that other people tell me to do so. I found it kind of stressful. On the other hand, I really like self reflection based exercises. It gives me more freedom in thoughts and I can face myself more easily
I agree with you, Hiro. This activity is a lot like prayer and can find some similarities with Christian beliefs. Essentially it is intercessory prayer for someone.
ReplyDeleteSelf-Reflection is always helpful and essential in our lives. When we do this we broaden our knowledge of ourselves, and it allows us to grow and develop.
Do you have plans on implementing anything you have learned in this class in the long run? If so, what activities and how will you implement them?
Hiro, it is always good when we can identify the things in our lives that needs improvement, I think that is a great way to start our improvement process.
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