Sitting Meditation- Freedom Found Through the Human Heart
Working with insight into change as a means of freedom through a human heart.
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Sitting Meditation- Mind/Heart Body Awareness
The Buddha taught the Metta or LovingKindness Meditation as an antidote for fear. In this meditation we explore grounding in the elements of the body to turn with compassion to whatever needs to be met.
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Sitting Meditation- Listen to Your Life [2.12.25]
This is a meditation on Fredrick Buechner‘s beautiful words. “…Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- Listen to Your Life [2.12.25]
Sitting Meditation- Meditation as a Kindness [1.25.25]
The Tibetan teacher , Shabkar, said: To meditate without kindness is simply to inflict hardship on yourself. What does this mean for you in this practice, right now? Please Note: The meditation ends at 18:10 and starting 18:11 is a small talk regarding the quote above.
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Sitting Meditation: Welcoming
The radical turn of mindfulness meditation is to meet whatever is here, instead of worrying about how to “fix” ourselves to stop whatever is coming up. This practice explores “The Welcoming Prayer.” If “God” language doesn’t work for you, please feel free to substitute as best for you. The Welcoming Prayer Welcome, welcome, welcome. I … Continue reading Sitting Meditation: Welcoming
Sitting Meditation: Contemplation on Time/Space/Gravity and Now [12.3.24]
Gravity is a mysterious connecting force that is always available as an anchor. In this meditation, we open to a contemplation on the relation between time/space/gravity and this moment now. Please note: there is no accompanying talk for this meditation.
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Sitting Meditation- Gratitude Sitting Practice [11.27.24]
Gratitude can be a useful resource, but is not always accessible. In this practice, we start where we are, experimenting and exploring the region of gratitude.
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Sitting Meditation- Naturally Arising Mindfulness
This is a practice in noticing how mindfulness naturally arises on its own and how to tap into that arising skillfully. Please note: no talk this week.
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Sitting Meditation- Seeing into Basic Goodness, Part 1
Based on the meditation from Yongey Mingur Rinpoche, this is a practice with seeing into our basic goodness.
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Sitting Meditation- “Meditation Is Love”
“Don’t meditate to fix yourself, to heal yourself, to improve yourself, to redeem yourself; rather, do it as an act of love, of deep warm friendship to yourself. In this way there is no longer any need for the subtle aggression of self-improvement, for the endless guilt of not doing enough. It offers the possibility … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- “Meditation Is Love”