August 2, 2023
Anchoring, Sensing, and the Question
Anclaje, Percepción y la Pregunta
A guided progression through several meditation techniques—counting the breath, vipassana, body scan, watching the mind, noting, and self-inquiry—followed by dialogues exploring the addictive nature of mind, the illusion of the chooser, falling asleep in practice, and what lies beneath habitual anger.
teaching
Anchoring, Sensing, and the Question
*Counting the breath*
meditation
The Mirror of Noting
A noting practice that anchors you in the present moment and gently reveals how attached the mind is to its own activity.
dialogue
The Practice of Noting and the Illusion of the Chooser
A question about combining meditation techniques in sequence, followed by a deeper inquiry into whether practices can truly cause transformation and where the act of choosing really comes from.
teaching
Falling Asleep During Practice
A student expresses sadness about falling asleep during the exercises and missing the session's content, and the teacher responds with reassurance about rest and practical suggestions.
dialogue
When Emotions Feel Stuck in the Body
A student shares the power of a recent meditation session and raises a question about compulsive emotions that seem to lodge in the body, becoming habitual patterns difficult to release.
dialogue
What Anger Helps You Not Feel
A question about recurring patterns of anger and what may lie beneath habitual emotional reactions.