47 Return to Mindfulness of Breathing and Excitation
Fall 2013 Shamatha and the Bodhisattva Way of Life
English - September 30, 2013 03:33 - 39.3 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality buddhism shamatha samatha bodhisattva mahayana retreat Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We return to Mindfulness of Breathing after Alan cautions us to avoid putting pressure on ourselves to try harder. Relaxing rather than pushing down is prescribed and Alan suggests the infirmary or mindful walking. He goes on to say that at this stage of our practice we are working with the imbalance of coarse excitation, where the mind is like a cascading waterfall. He guides us to see this as a successful experience at stage one and to have realistic expectations of the path.
Meditation starts at: 6:42