Trudy Goodman explains how we can practice compassionate presence in all moments, even those that are uncomfortable.
“It’s this loving, caring attentiveness that gives us the courage to come so close to experience, even experiences we most wish we could turn away from.” – Trudy Goodman
This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Trudy Goodman delves into:
- How we often overlook the simple practices that will make us spiritually contented
- Meditating while doing ordinary things
- Retreats and being in the present
- Buddhist cosmology as representation of our own awakened qualities
- Offering compassion to ourselves and to others
- Tolerating the raw experience of being alive
- Getting caught in the ideal of being a spiritual person
- Naming and recognizing negative experiences like hate, lust, etc.
- Treating the content of each moment as a chance for presence and awakening
- Forgiving ourselves when our heart runs wild
“From the point of view of the practice, it’s our compassionate presence that matters, our awareness, this is the gold. Each thing that we do, each mundane thing, like taking off our shoes, like putting on our shoes, it becomes not just taking off our shoes and putting on our shoes but also a vehicle to carry, to hold, to invite, to represent this awareness, this knowing, this mindfulness and presence.“ – Trudy Goodman
About Trudy Goodman:
Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats and workshops worldwide.