danny la rouge
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This is where I do my walking meditation.
Secular Buddhism
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danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I like this one. Less than 90 secs. The audio is not broken.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I’m finding my zen practice very helpful. The more I do it, the more I get from it. It’s like a subtly self-reinforcing process. Not a one-off instant fix, but a tool that you find more and more uses for. A tool that you look at and think, “it looks so simple, but it has so many applications!”.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
So you should view this fleeting world—
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
JimW
支那暗杀团
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
zen is my buddhist home for sure.
danny la rouge
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danny la rouge
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I'd like to share my morning meditation routine with you.
I use the Plum Village App. (It has a lot in there and if you're ADHDy like me, you'll probably want an introductory map or it can be a bit overwhelming. I'll maybe do that post later).
There's a tab called "Silent meditations". The one I use isn't exactly silent as there's an introductory chant, which I like to get me into the zone. I use "20 mins silent meditation with morning chant".
After the chant and responses, there's a bell.
Then I go through this routine. Each numbered point is a recitation. In parenthesis the explanation of the process I go though:
1. Breathing in, I am aware of my in breath, breathing out I am aware of my out breath. In. Out.
(I focus on the sensation of cool air entering my nostrils and the warm air leaving them).
I then allow around 10 in and out breaths to focus on this. Before reciting step two inwardly.
2. Breathing in, I am aware of each breath from start to finish.
(I focus on each breath's journey from outside my body, into the nostrils, then pouring into my lungs. I picture the journey of the oxygen from the lungs into the bloodstream and around my body. I am aware of the organisms that create the oxygen in the atmosphere: plants and trees and bacteria on the land, phytoplankton and other organisms in the oceans. Each breath a lesson in Interbeing: our connection to everything else).
Around 10 breaths after reminding myself of all this, I move to:
3. Breathing in I am aware of my body, breathing out I am aware of my body. In: body. Out: body.
(I do a brief body scan, getting in touch with the sensations in my body from my feet to my scalp. The feet touching the floor, calves resting against my chair, etc.)
Leaving 10 more breaths I move on to:
4. Breathing in I calm my body. Breathing out I calm my body.
(I focus on the areas I can hold tension in my body and allow the tension to drop out: the muscles around my eyes, my jaw, my shoulders, my brow).
10 breaths.
5. Breathing in, I am aware of the seeds of joy in my store consciousness. Breathing out I am aware of the seeds of joy. I allow a smile onto my lips. In: joy. Out: joy.
(We may not feel joy in this moment. But the emotion is in our repertoire. We can remind ourselves of that. Smiling will help that memory. The Buddhist terminology distinguishes between joy and happiness. Joy involves a degree of excitement and maybe anticipated relief. Like someone who is thirsty in the desert who sees an oasis ahead).
10 breaths.
6. Breathing in I am aware of happiness in my store consciousness. Breathing out I aware of happiness. In: happy. Out: happy.
(Again, I may not feel happy, but I am capable of feeling happy. We all are. In this case, Buddhism says happiness is like someone who has arrived at the oasis. They have drunk enough water and are resting under a tree, shaded from the strong sun. They can drink when they need to. They can enjoy the shade.
I think of the conditions that exist in this moment for happiness: I have shelter. I have a chair to sit on. If I'm at my sangha session, I have sangha members around me to meditate with. In this moment I can achieve happiness).
10 breaths.
7. Breathing in I am aware of my mental formations. Breathing out I am aware of my mental formations.
(Mental formations are broadly thoughts. I look at the thoughts that are coming up for me. I label them and note their presence: anger, pain, whatever it may be. Perhaps I'm obsessing over a plan. Or going over a disagreement. I note this without getting drawn in).
10 breaths.
8. Breathing in I calm my mental formations. Breathing out I calm my mental formations.
(In this step I remind myself that these feelings and thoughts are like the weather. They are clouds that cross the sky, and pass. I might ask myself "I wonder what my next thought will be?". The mind calms).
10 breaths. If the ending bell hasn’t rung, I return to one of the steps and redo it. Sometimes I might add a little meta meditation here. (Look it up).
And that's it.
I use the Plum Village App. (It has a lot in there and if you're ADHDy like me, you'll probably want an introductory map or it can be a bit overwhelming. I'll maybe do that post later).
There's a tab called "Silent meditations". The one I use isn't exactly silent as there's an introductory chant, which I like to get me into the zone. I use "20 mins silent meditation with morning chant".
After the chant and responses, there's a bell.
Then I go through this routine. Each numbered point is a recitation. In parenthesis the explanation of the process I go though:
1. Breathing in, I am aware of my in breath, breathing out I am aware of my out breath. In. Out.
(I focus on the sensation of cool air entering my nostrils and the warm air leaving them).
I then allow around 10 in and out breaths to focus on this. Before reciting step two inwardly.
2. Breathing in, I am aware of each breath from start to finish.
(I focus on each breath's journey from outside my body, into the nostrils, then pouring into my lungs. I picture the journey of the oxygen from the lungs into the bloodstream and around my body. I am aware of the organisms that create the oxygen in the atmosphere: plants and trees and bacteria on the land, phytoplankton and other organisms in the oceans. Each breath a lesson in Interbeing: our connection to everything else).
Around 10 breaths after reminding myself of all this, I move to:
3. Breathing in I am aware of my body, breathing out I am aware of my body. In: body. Out: body.
(I do a brief body scan, getting in touch with the sensations in my body from my feet to my scalp. The feet touching the floor, calves resting against my chair, etc.)
Leaving 10 more breaths I move on to:
4. Breathing in I calm my body. Breathing out I calm my body.
(I focus on the areas I can hold tension in my body and allow the tension to drop out: the muscles around my eyes, my jaw, my shoulders, my brow).
10 breaths.
5. Breathing in, I am aware of the seeds of joy in my store consciousness. Breathing out I am aware of the seeds of joy. I allow a smile onto my lips. In: joy. Out: joy.
(We may not feel joy in this moment. But the emotion is in our repertoire. We can remind ourselves of that. Smiling will help that memory. The Buddhist terminology distinguishes between joy and happiness. Joy involves a degree of excitement and maybe anticipated relief. Like someone who is thirsty in the desert who sees an oasis ahead).
10 breaths.
6. Breathing in I am aware of happiness in my store consciousness. Breathing out I aware of happiness. In: happy. Out: happy.
(Again, I may not feel happy, but I am capable of feeling happy. We all are. In this case, Buddhism says happiness is like someone who has arrived at the oasis. They have drunk enough water and are resting under a tree, shaded from the strong sun. They can drink when they need to. They can enjoy the shade.
I think of the conditions that exist in this moment for happiness: I have shelter. I have a chair to sit on. If I'm at my sangha session, I have sangha members around me to meditate with. In this moment I can achieve happiness).
10 breaths.
7. Breathing in I am aware of my mental formations. Breathing out I am aware of my mental formations.
(Mental formations are broadly thoughts. I look at the thoughts that are coming up for me. I label them and note their presence: anger, pain, whatever it may be. Perhaps I'm obsessing over a plan. Or going over a disagreement. I note this without getting drawn in).
10 breaths.
8. Breathing in I calm my mental formations. Breathing out I calm my mental formations.
(In this step I remind myself that these feelings and thoughts are like the weather. They are clouds that cross the sky, and pass. I might ask myself "I wonder what my next thought will be?". The mind calms).
10 breaths. If the ending bell hasn’t rung, I return to one of the steps and redo it. Sometimes I might add a little meta meditation here. (Look it up).
And that's it.
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danny la rouge
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Oh yeah:
Plum Village: Zen Meditation
Looking to touch peace, calm and ease in today’s frantic and often stressful world? The Plum Village practices are an invaluable support. Use mindfulness meditation techniques taught by a renowned Zen Buddhist Master to connect deeply with the present moment, soothe anxiety, experience more...
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8ball
Decolonise colons!
Doesn’t that cover pretty much all matter in the universe?
