Awakening
Monday, November 22nd, 2010Free attention and open, non-judgmental awareness allows our experience to spontaneously manifest into what it can be…
Archive for November, 2010
Exercise- Holiday “Metta”
Sunday, November 21st, 2010During this holiday season, take a few moments (i.e. 5-10 minutes) and rejoice in openheartedness for yourself and for others. Simply speaking, “metta” is the heartfelt wish for the well-being of oneself and others. It is the innate friendliness- the shared humanity– of an open heart and of lovingkindness. Sit silently and relaxed in stillness […]
Awakening
Sunday, November 21st, 2010Enlightenment- our sense of illuminated presence and clear sanity manifests from the direct understanding of our experience.
Awakening
Saturday, November 20th, 2010Being seen, known, recognized, and discerned invites our true nature to further reveal what it is. It is this revelation that is liberating as we come to know what we are- what we’re doing- and how we relate to how things work.
Exercise- Simply Being
Friday, November 19th, 2010[audio:MM-Simply-Being-Audio.mp3] ~ Adapted from “Guided Meditation: Simply Being”- Lama Surya Das This is a formal sitting meditation exercise to be practiced in a quiet space where you will not be interrupted by external stimuli for 15-20 minutes. Sit comfortably with a solid, stable, and relaxed posture… a relaxed body helps to relax the mind. Close […]
Awakening
Friday, November 19th, 2010When we come to know through being, our knowing and experience are inseparable- this is our process of inquiry.
Awakening
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Opening to our innate mindsight, there is awareness without veil or filter- simply a reflective lens that mirrors the essence of our true nature in harmonious resonance with that which reveals itself in our direct and immediate experience.
Exercise- Playing with Free Attention
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010~ Adapted from “Inner Revolution”- Robert Thurman Take a few moments in a quiet place. Gently close your eyes and picture a coin, a quarter with George Washington’s head on it. Where does this image manifest? At first it may seem to be in your head- like an image projected on a screen. It is […]
Awakening
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010When open to the truth in our experience, we discover it to guide our experiential knowing- our felt knowing. Unlike conceptual knowing where ideas and images veil our perception of truth and reality, this process of inquiry manifests direct and immediate knowing.
Awakening
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010To recognize our “true nature”, we need to penetrate and see through the ignorance- the lack of awareness that obscures it.