Author: Andy
I teach mindfulness meditation. I'm a keen photographer and an artist.
In“Time” nothing authentic happens
We sense something is amiss
The Vibrancy of Life
Dwelling in a mental state
Presence . . .
WEEK 7 – Stillness: true knowledge
‘Give up your need to know and in doing so, infinite knowledge opens up’
- Read all the steps and notes below before starting this meditation.
- Get comfortable and completely relax remaining as still as you can. Notice your body breathing like you have never noticed before.
- Don’t be concerned if your mind is racing or thinking of this or that – let it – just choose to focus on your breathing for now
- Regardless of the activity in your mind, dedicate the next fifteen minutes to allowing yourself to experience whatever comes up for you whether it’s thoughts, feelings, visions or emotions.
- Set a timer for 15 minutes (choose a gentle alarm!) and start when you are comfortable and ready.
NOTES
- Allow everything in this present moment, no matter how negative or uncomfortable – it’s all energy flowing through your body.
- Now, without being concerned about any outcome, allow your whole focus to rest on your experience of being alive right now. Allow it all.
- Stay with the experience as you chant in your mind the mantra ‘I am’ over and over again.
- Let the mantra dissolve into a meaningless mumble – it doesn’t matter; what does is your undivided attention on your present moment experience. This is where your source dwells – the source of all knowledge and wisdom.
- Do this every day of the week
WEEK 6 – There was never anything wrong
‘Even your resistance is manna from heaven’
- Read all the steps and notes below before starting this meditation.
- Get comfortable and completely relax remaining as still as you can. Notice your body breathing as if for the first time.
- Don’t be concerned if your mind is racing or thinking of this or that – let it – just choose to focus on your breathing for now
- Regardless of the activity in your mind, dedicate the next fifteen minutes to allowing yourself to experience whatever comes up for you whether it’s thoughts, feelings, visions or emotions.
- Set a timer for 15 minutes (choose a gentle alarm!) and start when you are comfortable and ready.
NOTES
- Allow everything in this present moment, no matter how negative or how positive. Nothing is wrong or ‘shouldn’t be’. There are no mistakes, there’s just what is!
- Rejoice with curiosity any thoughts that may come up and allow them space to breath..
- Without any effort or striving, know that each thought form is not just a chaotic, random occurance but carefully prepared nourishment for your growth.
- Like the beauty of a rose needs the nourishment of manure, respect the process and let it happen. One needs the other.
- Do this every day of the week
WEEK 5 – Allow energy to flow again
Discomfort signals a blockage of energy – the life force that flows through us.
- Read all the steps and notes below before starting this meditation.
- Get comfortable and completely relax remaining as still as you can. Notice your body breathing as if for the first time.
- Don’t be concerned if your mind is racing or thinking of this or that – let it – just choose to focus on your breathing for now
- Regardless of the activity in your mind, dedicate the next fifteen minutes to allowing yourself to experience whatever comes up for you whether it’s thoughts, feelings, visions or emotions.
- Set a timer for 15 minutes (choose a gentle alarm!) and start when you are comfortable and ready.
NOTES
- Allow everything in this present moment, no matter how negative or how positive. Nothing is wrong or ‘shouldn’t be’. There are no mistakes, there’s just what is!
- Notice with curiosity any thoughts that may try to explain away your experience. It’s enough to simply notice these ‘explanations’ – especially any familiar or reoccurring ones.
- Without any effort or striving, you may also notice sensations or ‘shifts’ – notice them, but don’t try to nudge or force anything.
- Notice the eyes of compassion and grace, free from condemnation and judgement.
- Do this every day of the week
WEEK 4 – Resting in stillness
“Stillness is not the absence of movement, rather a viewpoint from which you observe movement”
- Read all the steps and notes below before starting this meditation.
- Get comfortable and completely relax remaining as still as you can. Notice your body breathing as if you noticed for the first time.
- Don’t be concerned if your mind is racing or thinking of this or that – let it – just choose to focus on your breathing for now
- Regardless of the activity in your mind, dedicate the next ten minutes to allowing yourself to experience whatever comes up for you whether it’s thoughts, feelings, visions or emotions.
- Set a timer for 10 minutes (choose a gentle alarm!) and start when you are comfortable and ready.
NOTES
- Allow everything in this present moment, no matter how negative or how positive. Nothing is wrong or ‘shouldn’t be’. There are no mistakes. You are never ‘doing it wrong’; there’s just what is!
- Without engaging in any effort nor with any striving, simply choose to look deeply with curiosity at whatever your experience is in this present moment.
- Imagine you are watching the movie of your life, the ‘little me’ life of concepts and thought forms with all its dramas and complaints; it’s upsets and it’s manic times.
- Notice how ‘you’ are watching all this – and wonder, with curiosity, ‘how is it possible that ‘I’ can be aware of my own thoughts.
- Notice the eyes of compassion and grace as you notice these things – rest in the awareness of all that comes up free from condemnation and judgement.
- Do this every day of the week
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