Observe, muse, be with. These three phases serve meditation practice. Each also provides gifts of their own.
The natural world of Earth has existed for far longer than human beings have. As such, the Stone People, Tree People, River Beings, and so forth are Elders and Wisdom Beings. We remind ourselves of this with this meditation.
Finally, the views and “rules” on gardening have changed. Little by little, those who have been ahead of the masses like people at Findhorn or permaculture enthusiasts, those who companion plant, and organic farmers and gardeners, are now proven scientifically to be doing the right and helpful thing. Yeah!!
Here are some videos. All of them inspiring and inviting each of us to support biodiversity, backyard habitat, and small things that each of us can do that are really significant to LIFE.
One facet of a sitting practice is listening. Such sitting and listening can be on a park bench or one’s backyard, the rooftop of an apartment building, or anywhere that one is.
Listen! was the first instruction of the quote from the Kunjed Gyalpo tantra. There are limitless reasons why. One is simply that listening is to be open, to be present, and humble in the moment of shared existence.
For a few weeks, we contemplated and meditated with a four-word quotation from the Kunjed Gyalpo tantra: “Listen! Understand! Meditate! Experience!”
With this meditation session, we look at the meaning of the words Kunjed Gyalpo which translate as all creating king (the latter I re-term as sovereign). In other words, we are all creating, all the time. At first pondering, we might bump into our self-created entanglements, then into stories and habits of consciousness. But, if we are brave and continue to probe and ponder, we discover empowerment; and we empower ourselves.
“You are the master of your own life. Who else could be?” Buddha Shakyamuni
