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Compassion Exercise
By Harry Palmer
Honesty with yourself leads to compassion for others.
Objective: To increase the amount of compassion in the world.
Expected Result: A personal sense of peace.
Instructions: This exercise can be done anywhere that people congregate (airports, malls, parks, beaches, etc.). It should be done on strangers, unobtrusively, from some distance. Try to do all five steps on the same person.
·Step one: With attention on the person, repeat to yourself, â??Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for his/her life.â?Â