Just Like Me Meditation

Be guided through a meditation with melodious music, inspired by the Just Like Me Meditation from Ram Das, to restore your sense of belonging to and resonate with a loved one, a river, and the more-than-human world. To dive deeper, explore the related course, The Power Of The Creative Cycle II: Attuning To Great Nature.

Transcript

Welcome back. In today's audio, We conclude your journey. Through the three levels of existence. Of Humanity. And heaven. With a guided meditation. I invite you to come into a comfortable seated position. If it feels good for you. Let your eyes half or fully close. Begin by noticing the rise and the fall of your breath. With every exhale, Allow yourself to reside. And relax into yourself. Begin by bringing to mind a person. This may be someone you love. Like a friend. Family member. A colleague. A neighbor. Or perhaps someone whose face easily comes to mind. View as if this person is right in front of you. Facing you. Feel yourself in the presence of this person you love. Now silently repeat these phrases after me. This person has a body and a mind. Just like me. This person has feelings, Emotions, And thoughts just like me. This person has experienced physical and emotional pain and suffering, Just like me. This person has at some point been sad. Disappointed. Angry or hurt. Just like me. Best person. Has felt unworthy. Inadequate. Just like me. This person worries and feels frightened sometimes, Just like me. This person has longed for friendship just like me. This person is learning about life. Just like me. This person wants to be caring and kind to others, Just like me. This person wants to be content. With what life has given. Just like me. This person wishes to be free from pain and suffering, Just like me. This person wishes to be safe and healthy, Just like me. This person wishes to be happy, Just like me. This person wishes to be loved just like me. And now. Holding this person. In your mind. In your heart. We allow some wishes for their well-being to arise. May this person have the strength, Resources, And support to navigate life's difficulties with ease. May this person be free from pain and suffering. May this person be peaceful and happy. May this person be loved. Because this person is a fellow human being. Just like me. No. I invite you to bring to mind. Arriva! This may be a river you know well. A river from your childhood. A river you've visited recently. Or maybe a river arising in your imagination. Allow yourself to sense its presence. To feel yourself. Facing or by the side of this river. And now. Silently repeat these phrases after me. This river. Is constantly changing. Just like me. This river has experienced periods of abundance and periods of scarcity, Just like me. This river encounters obstacles and finds a way around them, Just like me. This river adapts to changing conditions, Just like me. This river is shaped by the landscapes through which it flows, Just like me. This river carries traces of all that it has encountered. Just like me. This river nourishes and supports countless forms of life. Just like me. This river has the capacity to cleanse and renew itself, Just like me. This river contains both stillness and movement, Just like me. This river is connected to something larger than itself. Just like me. This river belongs to the living world. Just like me. Now. Holding this river in your mind. In your heart. Feeling yourself in the presence of this river? We allow some wishes for this river to arise. May this river be healthy and protected. May this river flow freely. May this river continue to nourish all who depend upon it. May this river be loved and catfall. May this river flourish. Because this river. Is a fellow expression of life. Just like me. And now. Allow your awareness to expand. Even further. Beyond this person you love. Beyond this river. Into the wider living world. The birds, The insects, The trees. The soil. The clouds. The forests. The mountains. The oceans. The places and communities that sustain life. The countless visible and invisible relationships that make up the world around us. And now, Silently repeat after me. This living world is constantly changing. Just like me. This living world contains both stillness and movement, Just like me. This living world experiences cycles of growth, Decline, Death, And renewal, Just like me. This living world adapts to changing conditions, Just like me. This living world is shaped by relationships, Just like me. This living world belongs. Just like me. Allow yourself to reside in this awareness. Or take a deep breath in. And a long breath out. And then gently and slowly. If your eyes are closed. Let them blink open. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey.