body m tu apr gm 2013 GONG – feel the whole space in which you live – from the top of your head to your toes – this is my home – my precious home – where my emotions live – my mind lives – my spirit lives – all here in this fathom-long body … Read more
These two meditations are the first two steps of a traditional Burmese Buddhist insight practice. I’ve added comments about affirming the life of the breath. Life-Affirming breath-watching bre tu m1 130819 GONG – it’s particularly important to keep your eyes open during breath watching – adjust the posture – with eyes open if you can … Read more
here is a meditation on listening. wouldn’t the world be great if we all did this the more I listen, the deeper I love. listen ox m 240410 tr ed Can listening heal the world – imagine you’re by the sea – or somewhere you love in nature – and listen – what happens to … Read more
I’d stumbled on one of the rare Buddhist schools that taught mainly through the elements: the natural forces, earth, water, fire, air, space. Perfect for me. It brought my beloved nature into my spiritual practice. The poetry of my youth was about bush, sea, and the mysterious presence within nature, in mountain fastnesses and rushing … Read more
The four loves give four different ways of caring for all beings. This is one of my favourite practices. In Buddhism, they’re called the Four Immeasurables, or Four Boundless States. Four Loves Kindness, Compassion luv 4 m1 hv200603 tr ed loving kindness, friendliness – let’s start with nature where it’s easiest – imagine you see … Read more
alive and good ox 230221 tr ed I am alive – whatever crisis happens in our climate-change lives and other disasters – we are always alive – until we’re not, which is another matter – we always can remember – whatever befalls us – I am alive – anywhere you land up on a desert … Read more
A Simple Meditation Also useful for Climate Emergency and other Disasters Life is the first ingredient in the recipe, the most important thing. We’ll meditate on what it feels like to be alive, take it not just as an idea but deep into our experience. It brings us back to what’s really important, and restores … Read more
Free your mind Dido Dunlop explains how learning to relax can improve your quality of life Good pull-out quotes: “Gentleness is a self-loving attitude to living” “If you only bring your mind back once every half hour, it will change your quality of life” These suggestions can be for simple relaxation. They are also for … Read more
