Guided meditation, meditation instructions

The teachers at Insight Meditation South Bay frequently guide meditation for the community. These recordings vary in length and style. They may include instructions for specific meditation techniques, introduce a dhamma theme, offer general mindfulness reminders, or present meditation instructions at the beginning of an otherwise silent session. Please listen to these recordings in a quiet place where you will not be disturbed. Turn off your phone, and settle into a comfortable meditative posture. Plan to meditate for 30-45 minutes even if the recording is brief and verbal instructions last for only a few minutes. You may enjoy brief recordings at the beginning of meditation session, and then continue to meditate in silence for as long as you wish. Silent periods during longer recordings are intentional; moments of silence allow time for you to practice the instructions that were previously explained.

Importance of taking refuge as a ritual and as a practice in itself. The precepts cannot develop unless they're rooted in the practice and in the refuges. Basic meditation instructions and word of encouragement.

instructions for meditation

Date estimated, With Steve Armstrong, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Carol Wilson, Tape 1

Side A: "Meditation Instructions" includes an introduction that compares our habitual way of being in the world with abiding in awareness; plus sitting and walking instructions. Side B: intimacy is an inner/outer thing.