(approx. 10 minutes) KEYWORDS: Q: An habitual driver for intense mental proliferation has been an addictive preoccupation with justice-seeking. My head keeps wanting to reflect on what to do. How can I process this skilfully without feeding old addictions or spiritual bypassing? Obstructions, frustration, struggle, compassion, meditation object, guided meditation, aligning, balm.
(approx. 11 minutes) KEYWORDS: Q: You mentioned honesty, generosity, mindfulness, a healthy body, and Sangha as pillars to support one in opening to and processing denied dukkha. Sangha is not a straightforward thing for lay people, in these days of utter loneliness and disconnection, particularly for those that are mid aged and older. If appropriate, could you comment on belonging, and building Sangha for lay people? Regular exercise routine, Western Buddhists, Ariya Sangha, monastic sangha, colloquial, youth, trust, heart energy, our own best friend, disconnected, head, heart, belly, consumer culture, wisdom culture encourages us to befriend ourselves, Dhammapada v.157, trustworthy companions, Intentional Contentment, Dhammapada v.61.
(approx. 9 minutes) KEYWORDS: "How can we know for ourselves that we are firmly on the right path of practice?" Not sure, letting go, security, relationship with desire, longing, stress, subtlety, greed renunciation, afraid, look directly, ‘who wants’, complacent, Mara, Ajahn Chah, nothing to be afraid of, conscious relationship with wanting, discontented, hunger, a feeling enquiring, conceptual intelligence, emotional intelligence, intuitive intelligence, balanced awareness, ‘aligning meditation’, aligning head, heart and belly.
(approx. 10 minutes) This brief, non-traditional exercise of disciplined attention aims at helping meditators return to a state of embodied balance and alignment. It should always be applied with gentleness and care