From the Teachers

Our practice of receiving love gives us a safe way to become conscious of further, more subtle layers of suffering.
~ Lama John Makransky

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To empower people with profound, accessible spiritual practices that support their individual and collective work to become better people and to make a better world. ...more

FAC in Community

Here are some of the members of the Foundation for Active Compassion (FAC) Community describing how these practices are helping them in their daily life, in their work, and in their contributions to well being of others.


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ILONA O'CONNOR
VISITING NURSE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

After 25 years on the street as a visiting nurse in inner city Boston, I am a little worn around the edges. Winter is a particularly challenging time; carrying bags over mounds of snow and just trying to find a place to park. The Natural Love and Awareness Meditation is an integral part of my own "treatment plan."

As I go from home to home, I have the luxury of those few minutes when I am waiting for a patient or family member to open the door. In this time I pause to recall my benefactors and make a wish for the well being and happiness of the people I am about to meet. There are more and more instances when I can feel the inner shift from self concerns and my own small thinking to a deeper level of awareness and presence. The joy of sharing in that gift is what sustains me in my nursing profession and motivates me in my practice.

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