Begin Bright Series: Day 12 - What Is Real

In this session we explore our deep inter-connectedness to everything else on this earth. Without the sunshine and the rain, none of us would be here. We allow ourselves to feel the deep warmth of belonging and connectedness to all that is. This peacebeam can be used individually or as one day of the Begin Bright series.

Transcript

Hi,

Welcome to PeaceBeam.

Let's begin.

Step one,

Notice.

Just ask yourself how you're feeling today,

How you're doing.

Check in.

Take a few moments to tune in to your heart.

See how you feel and if there's any tension that you can release,

Do that.

And just start to relax as we move to step two.

Breathe.

Connect to your breath.

Now just rest your attention gently on your in-breath and your out-breath.

Don't seek to change it,

Just watch it.

Feel the air move.

Feel the rise and fall of your chest and breathe.

And now we're going to thread your breath and your heart together.

So just imagine that your breath is moving in and out.

And out of your heart.

And that the rhythm of your heart and the rhythm of your breath are greeting each other.

And beginning to move together in a steep relaxed rhythm of yourself.

And allow yourself now to drop into that space for these few moments.

Step three,

Activate.

We spend a great deal of our days in our thoughts,

In our headspace and in our imaginations.

There is nothing really to be done about this.

It is a function of the human condition.

And there is a great deal talked about these days,

About training the mind,

Having no thoughts,

Being free from imagination.

And for some this is a very worthwhile pursuit.

For others there may be an acceptance of thought as an aspect of mind.

But perhaps there is another way to look at it.

Perhaps it's not a question of focusing on the rights and the wrongs of the mental world.

Perhaps it is an ability to identify what is real now that can act as an anchor when we need it.

And what is real now is very easy to connect to.

Smell the air.

Touch your right hand with your left hand.

Touch your nose.

Taste the taste in your mouth.

That is all real.

So just stay there.

And if a thought comes,

That's what you would expect.

Relax and just smell the air again.

Step four,

Beam.

Everyone you meet today lives in the world of their own thoughts,

Their own ideas and their own imagination.

That is the nature of it.

But when you're standing next to somebody,

When you see somebody or hear a voice,

That is what is real.

Let that be a reminder of our common humanity.

We may not share the same thoughts and the same ideas,

But we do share the real things.

The air,

The smells,

The tastes and the touches.

And let that make you smile and bless the world with your realness now.

Have a beautiful day.

Reviews

Thanks for this quick and relaxing 5 min meditation to start my day with peaceful and calming effects.
Main thing that I love about the Begin Bright Series is that is so knowledgeable and wise about human behavior and life.
Thanks for that, it's hard to find a meditation with that, I love it so much!

Thank you again for another short but powerful thought to start my day. I will definitely focus on the realness around me more often now🙏❣️

Thanks for reminding me what's real and that everyone has their thoughts 😃

Thank you for sharing this beautiful meditation with me and others. I appreciate the grounding

Begin Bright offers quick focus and centering, and some ideas to light your day.

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Namaste 🤗🌞🌎

Focus on the real things like the smell of the air, the touch of your skin, taste in your mouth. We may not share the same thoughts and ideas but we do share these real things. 🙏

This was totally needed today, for me. Thank you so much for making this series. I'm really getting a lot out of it.

Thank you 🙏 Good reminder that we are one, and share many blessings! Sending gratitude and all that is good, may peace be with you 🙏☮️

What a beautiful way to start the day. Thank you!

Everything about these Peacebeams is magical; the ever so soothing voice of Jane Murray, the subtle music in the background, and the messages. I LOVE these.
Truly heavenly. I’m connected.

I love listening to these short and practical meditations, the combination of the very pleasant voice and the soft music in the background cause me to feel an instant peace, no matter wat the words are...🙏🏻

Have a beautiful day yourself 😊 loved this one, thank you!

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I appreciate your invitation to refrain from banishing thought, and to focus instead upon what is “real now”.

So helpfull! Thank you and many blessings for your work!

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Calming and centering 🙏🏻

So grateful for this series and peacebeam meditation!
Thank you very much 💝💝