Ajahn Sucitto
Day 2 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat
Category: Guided Meditation
Standing Meditation – Whole Body Vitality
Ajahn Sucitto
Day 2 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat
Begin with a bit of movement and loosening so energy can flow freely. Once movement stops, sense into subtler aspects of bodily experience – where there is stability, space, connection. A lightness, even playfulness, is encouraged in meditation. Enjoy.
Guided Meditation: The Skill of Making Mistakes
Ajahn Sucitto
Day 3 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat
A meditation to develop the ability to play, make mistakes, try again.
The Key to Standing Meditation: Balance
Ajahn Sucitto
Day 4 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat
If the back is not yet strong enough to sustain the sitting posture, standing offers relief. The feet, legs and ground sustain the upright posture so shoulders and upper body can relax. The key reference is balance.
Guided Meditation
Ajahn Sucitto
Day 4 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat
In meditation we practice viewing the stream of circumstance from the place of acknowledgement. Let the stream flow past without getting into the details. Centering practices of body, presence, ethics and heart strengthen the possibility to shift attention from the outflows to here.
Guided Meditation – All Things Converge upon Feeling
Ajahn Sucitto
Establish mindfulness with the experience of a feeling body, the most fundamental source of feeling. Use a wide form of attention that covers the whole body. As phenomena are changing the mind is still with receptivity and deep listening. The nature of sati doesn’t react to feeling. The feeling can be felt, without blaming, criticizing or getting involved. When feeling isn’t given any more food, it becomes more equanimous.
Guided Meditation
Ajahn Gavesako
October Retreat 2021
Ajahn Sucitto
21-10-20 (GM) Troughs, peaks and open stability
In meditation, one might recognize troughs and peaks with regard to feeling. The idea is to smooth these out so we understand what touches us and how we react. Body and mind work together to create a stable, open presence so we don’t get swept away. Widening, opening, receiving activated energies but not the stories. This is the way you can level out the peaks and troughs.