Learning to show love and kindness to ourselves, by Rohan Gunatillake

<p>Today, Rohan shares a Lovingkindness Meditation born out of a Spring walk around Oxford. In this practice, phrases are repeated that gradually move our focus from another, back to ourselves, and, finally, to larger and larger circles, encompassing the entirety of the universe. As Rohan shares, kindness is a natural quality of the heart that we all have to some degree — and with the right techniques and the right environment, it can be grown, cultivated.&nbsp;</p><p>If this meditation resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to show, and we’d be so grateful.</p><p>Listen to Sharon Salzberg's Meditative Story, "How I found kindness as my compass": <a href="https://listen.meditativestory.com/SharonSalzbergMedStory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listen.meditativestory.com/SharonSalzbergMedStory</a></p><p>Read Sharon Salzberg's "<em>Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness</em>": <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157062903X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157062903X</a></p><p>Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story:&nbsp;<a href="http://meditativestory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">meditativestory.com</a></p><p>Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>