Category Archives: Meditations

Meditation: a fresh approach, spacious

Spaciousness is natural within us. A modern life is one of constantly filling space: in our homes, minds, time, and pantries. What if we didn’t? What if the natural spacious quality within was recognized and one attempted to abide?

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Meditation: a fresh approach 10, natural

There is great wisdom in using the natural tendency toward activity before meditating. Physical activity such a yoga or exercise, a chore, hike or bike ride release excess physical energy and focus the mind. Mental activities also can support and … Continue reading

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Meditation: a fresh approach 9

What does “at rest” mean to you? What do you experience when you mind is at rest, when your emotions are at rest, when ego is at rest? How about when perception is at rest? Contemplate. Then meditate.

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Meditation: a fresh approach 8, pause

Flowing from Listen! Understand! Meditate! Experience! from the Kunjed Gyalpo tantra we will use and be guided by a quote from Milarepa. As with several quotations that we have used, this one is chock full of instruction, meaning, and guidance. … Continue reading

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Meditation: a fresh approach 7

What “stands” “under” your thinking and responses, even your sense of reality? We begin this session with musing on the word “understand”. Human cognition is predicated upon pattern recognition and associations made instantaneously based upon the particular patterns in a … Continue reading

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