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A Meditation Of The Consequences Of What We Feel

by Judi Cohen

Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
4

Do you ever feel like life is happening fast? I do. Mindfulness invites us to slow down in a particular way, taking in our experience in small chunks, in terms of what we’re seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, and thinking. I don’t remember to do that all the time. But when I do remember, life is more interesting. It also feels slower and often, very peaceful.   Within that invitation is also a suggestion to see how each moment feels. Is it pleasant? Is it unpleasant? Is it not much of either? When I remember to do that, I can see right away how I'm influenced - even propelled - by my likes and dislikes. And seeing that feels spacious and hopeful. It also helps me feel more connected - to the moment, and to everyone else. Do you know what I mean?

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Transcript

Getting that sense of the body sitting or standing or lying down,

Of the breath in the body.

And once you feel settled in,

Then maybe starting to notice this process,

Letting go of the breath as an object of focus and just noticing what is arising and passing away in your field of experience.

And as you notice that,

A sound,

And then is it pleasant or unpleasant?

A sensation,

Pleasant or unpleasant?

Thought or an emotion?

And maybe most things that you notice,

Neutral,

Neither pleasant nor unpleasant.

Most things don't stand out.

That's fine.

And if the mind wanders,

Just coming back to your practice of noticing what's arising and passing away in each moment,

And of the feeling of it pleasant,

Unpleasant,

Or neither.

Just becoming more and more familiar with this investigation of experience,

Of our contact with experience being one of three things.

Pleasant,

Unpleasant,

Or not much of either.

Or you can keep sitting and keep playing with this,

And also,

Or play with this throughout the day,

Throughout the week.

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Judi CohenSonoma, CA, USA

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