Guided meditation: Compassion in a world on fire

What can we do when the world around us is falling apart, and everywhere we look, people are struggling? What can we do when our small actions don't feel like enough? Bodhicitta is the spiritual practice of compassion in traditional Buddhism, making your every action for the sake of others. So let's sit together with community and build compassion so strong it can change the world around us, and transform our own pain as well. In this hour and a half session, we will discuss our own practice for the first half hour, then I will lead a guided meditation on bodhicitta practice. Chairs are available for up to 15 people, or, if you prefer, you can bring a mat or cushion. We might also sit outside on the shaded patio when the weather is nice. Your instructor: I’m Lindsay Kriebel, an instructor (skt. acharya) with Open Heart Sangha. I’ve practiced with Open Heart for going on 5 years, following 10 years of throwing every self-help solution I could find at addiction, depression, and social anxiety. It’s taken me this long to see that 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.