Leading with the heart of the Buddha - Gautam Khetrapal

Loving with the heart of the buddha

Western world: we live in a comfort culture. Makes us feel like we're not allowed to feel boredom or sadness in any moment.

Our generation is lost in thought. We have no presence. It's something beautiful only exists in our generation but also has a negative side.

The best way to bring mindfulness in our life is love.

Presence everywhere. The good feeling and the bad feeling.

Story of Ponte Vecchio. We won't destroy the bridge if you don't use it.

Even micromoments of love create a physiological effect. Moments of human flourishing.

We need to remember to remember

Story of Buddha story, gold covered with clay, people forgot it.

Do it for yourself too.

We cannot bring the love outside if we don't have it within.

Practice: meditate on a moment where you showed greatness, nobility. Take a minute and write things that speak to your own greatness.

It heals people when you see their beauty. When you see potential or the depth of what one is.

Exercise: looking into someone's eyes, hold hands, and completing the sentence “I see that you are…”

You can see so much in the eyes of strangers. Walk around the world with that energy.

These practices are beautiful when things are good. They're indispensable when things are bad.

The point of spiritual practice is not to perfect ourselves. It is to perfect our love.