Erin: For some, the emotional body is an ever present companion, for others it’s an elusive aspect of experience. In this meditation, we’ll evoke our embodied feelings, learning where they live, then practice finding grounding and perspective when things get rough.
Erin: Rumi wrote “This being human is a guest house/ Every morning a new arrival/ A joy, a depression, a meanness/ some momentary awareness comes/ As an unexpected visitor/ Welcome and entertain them all!”. For tonight’s meditation, we’ll take his exhortation and open the doors wide to our own guest houses, aiming to accept all the wonderful weirdos … Continued
Erin: “Like that, don’t like that. Want that, not that. You come here, you go away…”. So much of our sensory experience are accompanied by these little judgements, pushing and pulling us every which way. In tonight’s meditation, we’ll tune into those discernments, noticing our endless mental navigations. Does the act of noticing affect the push … Continued
Erin: Zen master Cijiao of Changlu wrote “…at all times use whatever means expedient to preserve the power of concentration, as if you were taking care of a baby.” Babysitting sitting practice tonight! We’ll open wide our lens of concentration, noticing the minutiae of sensory experience arising and passing on the vast canvas of awareness.
James and Erin: To shore up our resources for the upcoming holiday season and take a break from the consumer frenzy it can bring, we’ll take a look inside to see if what we truly desire has been there all along.