THE COMPASSION PRACTICE

The Compassion Practice, developed by Frank Rogers, Jr., of the Center for Engaged Compassion, is a mindfulness-based practice and a radical pathway to transformation. Incorporating mindful attention to our internal experience, the Compassion Practice nurtures authentic compassion for others AND ourselves.

The Compassion Practice is not an education program. It doesn’t teach compassion as an idea, a feeling, or even a commandment. The Compassion Practice embodies compassion as a practice and a way of life. It’s a spiritual pilgrimage to recalibrate one’s reactive PULSE to the steady heartbeat of the Sacred Source of compassion. Essential to the Compassion Practice is the affirmation of the belovedness of all people, including oneself, incorporating a “U-turn” to address personal fears, longings, woundedness and obstructed gifts. The Compassion Practice asserts that compassion is not complete until it is expressed in concrete action intended to ease the suffering and promote the flourishing of oneself and of others, drawing both into right relationship with appropriate accountability.

BELOVED Compassion Network (BCN) introduces the Compassion Practice to individuals, groups, organizations, and congregations. Our 25-hour, 3-Level “Cultivating Compassion” curriculum takes participants deep into the scripture, theology, and research undergirding the Compassion Practice. The Cultivating Compassion curriculum also offers a path to becoming a Certified Facilitator of the Compassion Practice.