Meditations
‣
Practices for Transforming Fear
‣
Eight Simple Mindful Exercises
pp 127 | Breathing In | Breathing Out |
One | I know this is an in-breath | I know this is an out-breath |
Two | follow my in-breath all the way from beginning to end. | follow my out-breath all the way from beginning to end. |
Three | I’m aware of my whole body | I’m aware of my whole body |
Four | I am aware of some tension and pain in my body | I calm and release the tension and pain in my body |
Five | I feel Joy | I know Joy is there |
Six | I feel Happiness | I know that Happiness is there |
Seven | I knwo that a painful feeling is there | I calm that painful feeling |
Eight | I calm my mental formations | I calm my mental formations |
‣
Eight Simple Breathing Exercises
pp 139 | Breathing In | Breathing Out |
One | I am aware of my mind | I am aware of my mind |
Two | I make my mind Happy | I make my mind Happy |
Three | I concentrate my mind | I concentrate my mind |
Four | I liberate my mind | I liberate my mind |
Five | I observe the impermanent nature of all Dharmas | I observe the impermanent nature of all Dharmas |
Six | I observe the dissapearance of desire | I observe the dissapearance of desire |
Seven | I observe cessation (Nirvana) | I observe cessation (Nirvana) |
Eight | I observe Letting Go | I observe Letting Go |