In level 2, the main practice is what we sometimes call the “four immeasurables”: immeasurable love, compassion, joy, and equanimity. For each of these, but especially for the first three, we have to practice the five steps of meditation step by step. This is how to gain experienceNotes:Underneath anger and upset is the desire for things to be right, a desire for love and compassion for myself or another. Bird returning to it's perch in the open bird cage where it feels comfortable, secure, and safe.Points to remember In this teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche teaches that: basic goodness has certain qualities: awareness compassion wisdom skills capacity power basic goodness is expressed as love and compassion through your desire to be happy and free from suffering you experience love and compassion in daily life all the time. Examples include: momentary shifts in your posture the desire to change something you do not think is correct each breath you take. Basic goodness – Your true nature, which is pure, pristine, and imbued with positive qualities. When I bring awareness to the basic wish to be happy I see that it comes an internal desire to be happy and not suffer and I am able to observe it. I like using analytical meditation when I have a conundrum that is disturbing me iI use it look at what is troubling me and what is underneath it and it allows me to relax instead of condemning myself or judging myself harshly. I have noticed my insights. That is how when I have a strong emotion, I can notice what underlies it, the wish to be happy and have the causes of happiness and I feel myself breath and relax. I am having this feeling and can"t stop it. Less guilt.I am not fighting myself anymoreTip Tip Recognize how the wish to be happy is expressed even in the simplest of tasks, like getting dressed or brushing your teeth. Inquiry Question Inquiry When you have a strong emotion, how does noticing the underlying wish to be happy change your experience?