Compassion in Connection – a Buddhist + Relateful practice
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Meditation is solitary. It’s the practice of presence and awareness in stillness — learning to be with our own mind and heart. It explores what it's like to be me right now.
Relateful Practice* is relational. It invites us to bring our self-awareness into the collective "we" awareness. It explores what it's like to be me right now in relation to you, with us, together, in connection, with truth, and love.
We’ll begin with Buddhist meditation to settle into present-moment awareness, then a brief compassion practice on the Four Immeasurables (loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity). With hearts open, we’ll relate in real time—sharing, listening, and checking assumptions with curiosity. As we do, unseen patterns can surface; you’re always welcome to slow down or pass. We’ll close with a short Vajrasattva visualization—a Tibetan practice for releasing heaviness and integrating what arose.
Format:
10 minutes of present moment awareness meditation.
10 minutes of compassion meditation on the Four Immeasurables.
90 minutes of Relateful flow.
20 minutes of Vajrasattva purification practice.
Agreements
Speak from “I.” Curiosity over fixing. Confidentiality. Consent to share/pass/stop at any time.
Details
Ola Drive, Fort Mill (cozy living room; address after RSVP). Street parking available. Space limited to 10; please RSVP.
Relateful Practice = a relational mindfulness method where we attend to I (my experience), You (your experience), and We (our shared vibe), owning projections and checking them gently.
Four Immeasurables = May all sentient beings enjoy happiness and the causes of happiness; may they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering; may they never be separated from sacred happiness devoid of suffering; and may they dwell in boundless equanimity that is free from attachment and aversion.
Vajrasattva Practice = a Tibetan Buddhist meditation for purification and healing. Vajrasattva (meaning “Diamond Being”) symbolizes the innate purity of our mind — the part of us that remains untouched no matter what we’ve done or experienced. Through visualization, mantra, and intention, we invite this awakened purity to help us release guilt, shame, and emotional heaviness, transforming them into clarity and compassion. It’s not about fixing ourselves, but about remembering our inherent wholeness and integrating what arises with gentleness and awareness.