Integrating Mindfulness With Compassion
From Listen to Dharma Talks – Orlando Insight Meditation Group by Peter Carlson
June 11, 2026 · 58 min
About this episode
Peter discusses integrating mindfulness with compassion through meditation practices.
During this talk Peter describes his practice of combining mindfulness of breathing meditation with a lovingkindness mantra and then developing compassion from this process. He also suggests focusing attention on the center of the chest during the practice to enhance effective functioning of the vagus nerve, which integrates what happens in the torso with what the mind creates as a personality. This integrative process increases introspective sensitivity and supports the manifestation of compassion for oneself and others. Prior to this talk, Peter provides a recording entitled “Contemplation Integrating Mindfulness With Compassion”, which can be accessed through the Audio page of this site. Here are the notes prepared for this talk: Working With Compassion
People in this episode
Host: Peter Carlson
Topics covered
- mindfulness
- compassion
- lovingkindness
- meditation
- vagus nerve
- introspection
Keywords
- mindfulness
- compassion
- lovingkindness
- meditation
- vagus nerve
- introspection
- self-compassion
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Contemplation Integrating Mindfulness With Compassion
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