Guided meditation: Are we inherently good?

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\*This event is posted in multiple groups, so don't worry if there are low RSVPs here, there is always a good group at this event\* This week, we’ll discuss age-old debate, are we inherently good or bad? Often we are our harshest critics, and it can be difficult to see the good in ourselves, but Buddhism (and many other religions) focus on our innate qualities of clarity, compassion, and groundedness that are simply covered up by life circumstances. We’ll do an exercise called whole-body smile to help reconnect to a natural feeling of contentment that can easily be covered up by stress or passing emotions. If nothing else, it’s a pleasant way to spend the evening with like-minded people. These hour and a half sessions are a place for imperfect people to have deep discussions and create meaningful change. Come wind down at the end of the week with conversation with like-minded people followed by a guided meditation, using Open Heart methods ranging from insight meditation to compassion practice. Read more about Open Heart at our website, https://openheartofallbeings.com/ Your instructor: I'm Lindsay Kriebel, an instructor with Open Heart Sangha. I've practiced with Open Heart for five years, following ten years of throwing every self-help solution I could find at addiction, depression, and anxiety. But complex problems can't be solved by more overthinking. Simple solutions like developing compassion for myself and others work exactly because they are so basic. When I'm not seeking spiritual realization, I'm a librarian, seeking information for law students at the University of Arizona.