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Meditation for Loneliness
Here is a guided meditation you can use to help you feel connected to people. Sit in a comfortable position, with your back straight, breathe in as you read the breathing in lines and breathe out as you read the breathing out lines.
Breathing in, I am aware of my breath going in
Breathing out, I am aware of my breath going out
Breathing in, I am present in my body
Breathing out, I am present in time and space
Breathing in, I am alone
Breathing out, I give my breath to the world
Breathing in, I receive the world’s fresh air
Breathing out, I am connected to the world
Breathing in, I recognize that I suffer from loneliness
Breathing out, I recall the people in my life
Breathing in, I receive love from my family
Breathing out, I offer them my love
Breathing In, I receive love from my friends
Breathing out, I offer them my love
Breathing in, I receive love from all people
Breathing out, I send love to the world.
Breathing in, I am connected to all people
Breathing out, I wish people to be free of suffering
Breathing in, I am connected to myself
Breathing out, I wish to be free of suffering
Breathing in, I invite peace into my life
Breathing out, I share peace with the world
Breathing in, I recall people who love me
Breathing out, I am grateful for that love
Breathing in, I recall the people I love
Breathing out, I am grateful for that love
Breathing in, I am alone
Breathing out, I am connected to everybody
Breathing in, I am loved
Breathing out, I am loving
Breathing in, I open myself to the love in my life
Breathing out, I am connected to all people across time and space.
Breathing in, I am present in my body
Breathing out, I am present in time and space
Breathing in, I am aware of my breath going in
Breathing out, I am aware of my breath going out
We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
Swami Vivekananda
(via beamindful)
You say:
“ All women are beautiful”
but what you probably mean is:
“All women have value.”
And the reason you’re mixing up those two words is that you’ve been raised to believe that only beauty can confer value on women.
