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Rest In Yourself As Pure Presence

by ciska matthes

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Be very quiet for now; forget about the past and future. Let go of any ideas. Be free of thoughts and expectations, completely empty, fully present. Resting in this 'nothingness', feel this inner spaciousness without boundaries, beyond any ideas of good and evil. Discover your natural freedom and peace.

PresenceMindfulnessLetting GoMental ClarityTimelessnessNon AttachmentBody AwarenessSpine AlignmentFreedomPeacePresent Moment FocusLet Go Of ThoughtsPure Presence

Transcript

Let's start with a deep breath,

Feeling that sensation.

Bring your awareness in the body,

Just aware of your seat,

Your body resting on it,

A feeling.

Becoming quiet,

To just observe the sensations,

The quiet of the body itself.

The body is like nature,

It just is,

Naturally.

Make sure the spine is erect.

Elongate your spine for a moment,

Relaxing the shoulders,

Relaxing the face,

Noticing that movement of breathing in and out.

So to be fully present,

Free from mental occupations,

Leave all that is past.

Forget about earlier today,

Yesterday and before,

Just forget about it,

No need for it now,

Just be here.

Don't worry about what's to come,

Don't project any ideas about the future either,

You're just here.

If any idea comes up about now even,

How you're doing,

What the idea is,

How to go about it,

Even those ideas,

Leave them aside for now.

It's more simple,

You're just here,

No ideas,

Any expectation,

Any trying,

Also we can leave aside.

These will only come in the way,

Make things feel complicated,

No,

You're just here and that's it.

Free from good ideas,

What am I doing,

How am I doing,

Nothing.

It may seem hard to bear from the mind,

It may come up with suggestions,

Starting to move,

Don't go into it.

See it and leave it so that you are still just here.

Feel that spaciousness of just being,

You're still fully present,

You don't need the thoughts,

You don't need the ideas,

The plans.

Like this,

Empty,

You're even more here,

Just resting in yourself,

Not even waiting for anything.

No boundaries,

No definitions,

Notice the timelessness of this being.

It doesn't matter what time of day it is,

What day of the week,

You just are.

There's no beginning,

No end to this and the mind may create an image,

But notice it's only an image.

There's no need for it,

You can even drop it and notice that you're still here.

There's no up or below,

No front or back.

You are this,

This pure presence,

Leaving all the ideas and definitions behind now.

You remain naked,

So to speak,

Naked of ideas,

Of images,

Man or woman,

Young or old.

They're unnecessary ideas now.

It's beyond that,

Truly being.

Feel the freedom of this shapelessness,

Rest,

Be here,

Free from purpose.

Peaceful without trying to be peaceful,

It's just natural.

Who is resting?

Who is doing this?

There's no one to be found,

It is just this.

Any idea of I am doing this with an image and a conviction is a construct of the mind.

You can leave it and still be here.

Rest in this shapelessness,

This emptiness and be free.

Be yourself,

Pure being.

There's a subtle vibration of love and joy here,

But don't even get attached to that.

It's just natural.

Meet your Teacher

ciska matthesAmsterdam, Netherlands

4.8 (64)

Recent Reviews

Iwan

November 5, 2025

Dank je wel voor alle fijne meditaties die hebt gemaakt. πŸ™πŸ»β€οΈ

Alice

October 14, 2025

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Philip

May 30, 2024

Wonderful guided meditation, just being myself in pure awareness. Don’t know how I missed this one!

Jody

May 6, 2024

Effectively cultivates a sense of emptiness, spaciousness. Very peaceful.

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