Creating a Better World for You and Me

We all want to make it a better world. We want peace, joy, happiness, health and abundance for everyone. I have found the following exercise to be very practical with amazing results. It comes from one of thirty exercises that can be found in Resurfacing Techniques for Exploring Consciousness, by Harry Palmer, the founder and developer of the Avatar Program. If you would like to find out more about the Avatar Program, you can contact me at 608-637-6898 or by e-mail at marty@martymcevoy.com I wish you an incredible day.

COMPASSION EXERCISE

Honesty with one’s self leads to compassion for others

OBJECTIVE: To increase the amount of compassion in the world.

EXPECTED RESULTS: A personal sense of peace.

INSTRUCTIONS: This exercise can be done anywhere that people congregate (airports, malls, parks, office, beaches, etc.). It should be done on strangers, unobtrusively, from some distance. Try to do all five steps on the same person.

Step 1 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for his/her life.”

Step 2 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this person is trying to avoid suffering in his/her life.”

Step 3 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this person has known sadness, loneliness, and despair.”

Step 4 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this person is seeking to fulfill his/her needs.”

Step 5 With attention on the person, repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this person is learning about life.”