21:20

Insight Meditation

by Dr. Luis Márquez

Rated
4.4
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
2.2k

This is the Insight Meditation included in the Mindfulness-Based Program: Calm and Joy. This practice helps you to awaken and connect with your true nature. It is about observing everything that can be perceived (thoughts, emotions, sensations) without setting a particular priority. In a given moment, it may be that the song of a bird will catch my attention and I will enjoy listening carefully, even while other stimuli are also present in the background, such as the pressure of my buttocks on the cushion, my breathing or even my blood flow. At each moment, any stimulus can catch your attention, and once brought into focus, it will then be overshadowed by other impressions, and so on.

Insight MeditationMindfulnessCalmJoyTrue NatureThoughtsEmotionsSensationsAttentionBreathingBlood FlowSensesSilencePeaceConsciousnessPresent MomentGravityLightnessTemperatureHeartSound PerceptionThought ObservationSensory IntegrationSilence PracticeEmotional AwarenessMental PeaceWitness ConsciousnessPresent Moment AwarenessGravity AwarenessTemperature AwarenessHeart AwarenessAwakeningBody SensationsBody Sensations AwarenessBreathing AwarenessMeditation PosturesObservationPosturesSoundsVisual StimulationsVisualizations

Transcript

With extreme care and attention,

Settle down into your meditation posture.

Chill into the majesty and strength located within you.

Pay attention to the soft motion generated by your breathing.

Convert with your respiration and be carried along.

Established in your breathing,

Savor the silence conceived by you.

This delicate silence allows you to expand your consciousness and clearly perceiving the existing sounds around you.

This delicate silence allows you to expand your consciousness and clearly perceiving the existing sounds around you.

Open yourself completely to your aural sense.

Open yourself completely to your aural sense.

The hearing sense confirms that we belong to an environment,

A space in which we are immersed.

Let the sounds and its vibrations pierce you,

Embracing the sensations they generate within you.

Let the sounds and its vibrations pierce you,

Embracing the sensations they generate within you.

Living the auditory experience in the background and while you breathe consciously,

Behold with curiosity and acceptance the various sensations your body is experiencing right now.

Accept any sensation you perceive,

Independently of whether it is more or less pleasant,

Accept it in its wholeness.

Perhaps you sense gravity,

Feeling as the ground pulls your body down.

And maybe,

At the same time,

You feel certain lightness that propels you upwards.

Perhaps you experience the contact of some parts of your body with other objects,

Other parts of the body or with the atmosphere.

You can perceive the temperature of different regions of your body,

Even your heartbeat or your blood flow.

Maybe you are sensing more vague feelings,

As an inner energetic flow or an emotion.

If any sensation calls your attention,

You can stay some time with it.

Watching as it changes moment by moment.

Repose in your direct perception of the vital experience.

It is possible that a uniform sensation has established itself on the base of your perception.

Many experiences are happening right now.

Outside and inside our bodies.

All these perceptions depart from a background's homogeneous feeling.

This is the feeling that leads you to your original self.

Contemplating our sensations,

The flow of thoughts diminishes remarkably.

However,

It won't surrender easily.

Be aware of any thought or idea that appears in your mind.

When you detect any,

Identify its nature,

Not just its content,

But also its quality.

Whilst being vigilant of your thoughts,

If none pops up,

Enjoy that extraordinary state of mental peace.

Approaching your thoughts with this attitude of curious observation,

You will be able to keep the contact with your reality,

Enjoying your precious presence.

Now integrate all your senses.

Now integrate all these fields of perception,

Allowing your consciousness to shelter any sensation you experience,

Independently of whether it is a sound,

A thought,

An emotion,

Or any other sensation.

Now integrate all these fields of perception,

Allowing your consciousness to shelter any sensation you experience,

Independently of whether it is a sound,

A thought,

Or any other sensation.

You have turned into a witness of your existence.

Relish it in all its wholeness.

Rest on this state of mindfulness.

Rest on this state of mindfulness.

Some feelings emerge momentarily in the foreground,

At the same time that your consciousness encompasses the totality of your experience.

You have turned into a witness of your existence.

You can clearly perceive your original nature and discover that this perfectly matches the reality around you.

Everything surrounding you is composed of the same essence that you are.

Little by little,

Open your eyes,

Including the visual stimulation into this enriching way of perceiving.

Contemplate what surrounds you as if it were the first time you were seeing it.

Perceive directly the unique reality that is available now.

Your experience is fresh and perfect.

Entrust yourself to it and let it satisfy you.

Surrender to this opening and connection with life as long as possible.

And recall,

It is always available to you.

Meet your Teacher

Dr. Luis MárquezJerez, Al, Spain

4.4 (89)

Recent Reviews

Sia

October 31, 2020

Thank you very much, Blessings with love

Jill

June 21, 2020

Just what I needed! Loved how the guidance was punctuated with long pauses in between. 🙏🏼☺️

jennifer

March 20, 2020

Thank you 🙏 beautiful 💖🌈🙏

Mick

February 17, 2020

Really interesting phrasing that allowed me to do what I always do with a fresh curiosity. Thanks.

Karen

September 18, 2019

Lovely balance between speech & space, great use of language & very good pace. Thank you. 🌞

Gina

June 4, 2018

This is one of my favorites for beginning my day. Excellent cues and pacing.

Lynn

June 2, 2018

Perfect way to begin a busy day. I will carry this blessing with me through the day. Thank you.

More from Dr. Luis Márquez

Loading...

Related Meditations

Loading...

Related Teachers

Loading...
© 2026 Dr. Luis Márquez. All rights reserved. All copyright in this work remains with the original creator. No part of this material may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

How can we help?

Sleep better
Reduce stress or anxiety
Meditation
Spirituality
Something else