Through the kamma of meditation we have the possibility to potentize agreeable and pleasant states in our own minds. Self tendencies can be relaxed so the beauty of the natural mind can come through.
When we're on the move, ground can feel fragile and shaky. We can absorb into the ground beneath us that is given and welcomes us. Notice the sensations and mental tones as you relax and rest into being held.
(Starts with standing meditation; ends with sitting meditation.)
Verbal language and thought conception are very quick and dynamic, always generating more. The potential for becoming tangled and overwhelmed is great, so care should be taken with what is brought to mind.
These regularly scheduled evenings will begin with a guided meditation and then open up to our practice questions allowing us time to deepen in Sangha through mindful community discussion.
Sankhara can be thought of as programs, the root program resulting in the fundamental subject-object division. In meditation there can be a re-programming, a still g of sankhara, making way for a more peaceful and pure state of being.
This talk explores various facets around relinquishing the ways we are constantly seeking something different than what is actually here and by doinf so, missing the peace that is already here.
The holding of silence on this retreat can allow us to listen to subtler conversations, emotional and bodily, not just verbal. Meditation through the body supports listening in to the non-verbal conversations within as we give attention to what's being communicated through direct experience.
