A Meditation On Letting Go

This is a short meditation that explores the idea of getting present so you may better deal with letting go of the things that no longer serve us. This meditation was part of a larger talk I gave called, "The Fine Art of Letting Go."

Transcript

And taking a comfortable posture,

Being intentional about your posture.

Letting the body settle in.

Relaxing.

What measure of relaxation is available to you,

Whatever that is?

Accept it.

And then locate the breath in the body.

Or bring the attention to the sounds in your environment.

Whichever object of awareness feels most supportive to you today.

And then attending to the breath or the sound.

Letting the body settle in.

And as Ajahn Chah says,

When the mind starts grasping at things,

Making a big deal out of them,

Just stop.

Stay in the middle as the mind comes and goes.

Letting the body settle in.

Letting the body settle in.

Whenever the mind gets lost,

Runs off,

Convinces you that there are more important things to do than meditate,

Like planning or worrying.

Letting the body settle in.

Letting the body settle in.

Letting the body settle in.

Letting the body settle in.

Relaxing.

Relaxing just a little bit more if that's available.

Relaxing the body.

Relaxing the mind.

Really letting go of anything that's arising.

Relaxing the mind.

Relaxing the mind.

Relaxing the mind.

And then letting go of the meditation,

Fluttering the eyes open if the eyes were closed,

Taking a few conscious deep breaths.