Peace Is This Moment

A guided meditation to help you return to the present moment. We’ll settle the body, connect with the natural rhythm of the breath, and gently begin again each time the mind wanders.
Suitable for all levels, especially when you feel busy, scattered, or overstimulated.

Peace Is This Moment Without Judgment (Dorothy Hunt)
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Do you think peace requires an end to war?
Or tigers eating only vegetables?
Does peace require an absence from
your boss, your spouse, yourself?...
Do you think peace will come some other place than here?
Some other time than Now?
In some other heart than yours?
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Peace is this moment without judgment.
That is all. This moment in the Heart-space
where everything that is is welcome.
Peace is this moment without thinking
that it should be some other way,
that you should feel some other thing,
that your life should unfold according to your plans.
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Peace is this moment without judgment,
this moment in the Heart-space where
everything that is is welcome.

Transcript

Peace is this moment Without judgment Set your intention to be here Begin by taking a few moments to relax your body and mind Letting your awareness come into your body Sit with your back straight Shoulders relaxed And chest open So you can breathe easily You might take a few full deep breaths On each out breath relax and let go of the stresses and cares of your day Close your eyes if that's comfortable And bring your attention to the sensations of breathing The feeling of breathing in Breathing out Without trying to change it in any way Let your attention rest in the experience of your body breathing In breath Anytime you become aware that your attention is no longer on your breath That your awareness has moved into thought And gently, Kindly, Bring your attention back Out breath Noticing when the mind has wandered And gently coming back Even if it happens many times Out breath That can be okay You can see it as a part of the meditation It's the tendency of the mind to drift into thinking And you, Kindly, Gently bring your attention back In breath Out breath Just return to the in breath Out breath Without judging Or criticizing yourself Breathing in Breathing out The practice is coming back Notice your attitude when you realize the mind has moved into thinking See if reactivity is there See if you can meet it with kindness and acceptance Then, Gently, Return back to the body Back to the breath Back to this moment without judgment Breathing in Remembering Your intention To be here Peace is this moment This moment in the heart space Where everything that is, Is welcome Breathing in Breathing out If you feel inclined, You might continue this practice the time that you desire But if you don't want to, You don't have to Bringing awareness to the breath Noticing when the mind wanders And gently coming back Knowing that you can begin again in any moment Thank you for set your intention to be here