Coping With Grief

Bhante Sujatha delivers a guided meditation to help cope with the thoughts and feelings surrounding grief. Listen while Bhante supports and guides you through troubling times. Close your eyes, breathe, and observe.

Transcript

Take three deep long breaths and settle into your body.

In an objective manner,

Clearly perceive and pay attention to the rising and passing away of all condition of the mind and body.

Watch your thoughts as they rise,

Abide and pass.

Take five breaths.

Do not exaggerate your breaths,

But let it flow naturally.

Continue to watch your thoughts compassionately.

Welcome them all.

Continue to see the changing and fleeting nature of your thoughts.

Realize you are no longer in conflict with them or their changing nature.

Life changes,

Grief changes and transforms into beauty and unlimited potential.

Continue breathing normally.

You are developing a space between life's events and circumstances and the ego's reaction to these events.

It is not personal.

All of life is due to cause and conditions.

Realize that grief is nothing more than clinging to a delusion.

The delusion that all things stay the same,

The pain of loss is natural.

What is also natural is to accept the present moment for what it is,

Giving it due respect and compassion,

Then let it go.

With the next several breaths,

Recognize the part of you that are suffering,

Grieving and send them loving messages.

Silently say to yourself,

It is okay.

I know you are suffering,

But I am here for you.

It is temporary.

Repeat this silently for several breaths.

Notice whatever comes up,

Don't clinging to it,

Don't backing down from it.

Finally,

Bring your attention back to the room.

Breathe calmly and repeat silently.

May I accept my grief knowing that I am not my grief.

This is to shall pass.

May peace be with you.

May you be well.

May you be happy.

May you be peaceful.

Reviews

Very carthetic & relaxing. Excellent for somebody dealing with grief. Thank you

my heart is aching from the loss of my beloved companion pet this was a lovely little meditation that said all the essential things thank you.

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Great healing message! Since these brief meditations of yours make such a good set up practice, it would be nice to have an equal amount of silence following the guidance and ending with a bell.

This is a beautiful and helpful meditation on grief…Thank you.

Thank you so much 🙏😊

a helpful short meditation that helped with my grief at losing a close family member.

Calming & effective. 🙏