Bringing mindfulness to thoughts and emotions
(Note: the first five minutes of the meditation with instructions for settling into the body sitting and breathing, were not recorded)
By not resisting, by letting the waves wash through us, we begin to relax. Rather than fighting the stormy surges, we rest in an ocean of awareness that embraces all the moving waves. We arrive in a sanctuary that feels large enough to hold whatever is going on.
In our meditation and our lives, we are often cycling between three states of comfort, discomfort and overwhelm. Learning how to work skillfully with each of these states presents an opportunity for growth.
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, and Q&A was offered on August 17, 2024 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
00:00 - GUIDED MEDITATION
16:26 - DHAMMA TALK
43:45 - Q&A
Related to the talk given after the guided meditation on the foundational practices and how we can talk very simply about them, we begin remembering our grounding in ethics, and then develop concentration, then mindfulness and wisdom, and later the kind and compassionate heart.
