“Rethinking Judgment: Judgment vs. Compassion"

Have you ever been misjudged for a trait you think you do not have? Can you recall how that made you feel? Can you remember that feeling next time you observe you are harshly judging yourself or another? As yogis, we understand that we cannot know everything about a person nor the context we are observing. This causes us to see only a small part of what we are about to judge. Can you pause and ask yourself “What does it cost to give someone the benefit of the doubt? What is it I stand to gain?” It has been found that giving someone the benefit of the doubt costs us nothing. In fact, you may gain the benefit of compassion vs judgment.