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Today on BIRTH: The Middle Way we explore the concept of Implicit Compassion —

The foundational practice of showing others care and sympathy with the understanding that we can never fully know another’s experiences… while simultaneously having the awareness that if we knew all that there was to know about another, that we would inevitably arrive to a space of compassion. This becomes a sacred practice, begging the question: What if we could bring ourselves to a place of Implicit Compassion sooner without having to wait for logical information to affirm this conscious act of empathy; knowing that we would already arrive in this place ?

A reminder that compassion doesn’t mean we don’t hold ourselves or other accountable, it doesn’t mean that responsibility is no longer a needed aspect in our lives — rather the invitation of growth here is ask how we may hold the complexities of both compassion AND responsibility.

We explore more productive ways of meeting difficult situations and discuss the differences in approach between punishment versus love — as well is diving into the silly experiences of using play as a sacred medicine.

Welcome to Birth: The Middle Way

Grab yourself a cup of tea and join us for todays chat.

In reverence and love,

Emma Cardinal & Sami Love

P.S. Make sure to drop your favourite board games in the comments below.

Implicit Compassion — implied sympathy as a sacred practice.

implicit

/ĭm-plĭs′ĭt/

adjective

* Implied or understood though not directly expressed.

* Having no doubts or reservations; unquestioning.

compassion

/kəm-păsh′ən/

noun

* Literally, a suffering with another; hence, a feeling of sorrow or pity excited by the sufferings or misfortunes of another; sympathy; commiseration; pity.

[mid-14c., compassioun, literally "a suffering with another," from Old French compassion "sympathy, pity"(12c.), from Late Latin compassionem (nominative compassio) "sympathy," noun of state from past-participle stem of compati "to feel pity," from com "with, together" (see com-) + pati "to suffer" (see passion).

Latin compassio is an ecclesiastical loan-translation of Greek sympatheia (see sympathy). Sometimes in Middle English it meant a literal sharing of affliction or suffering with another. An Old English loan-translation of compassion was efenðrowung.

Games to engage with the Medicine of Play

SKIP-BO Game

Secret Hitler

BANG!

Unstable Unicorns

Cards Against Humanity

Codenames

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