Body Scan

It can be helpful if we're looking to see, like, is there Dukkha in the body? Is there pain? Is there sorrow? When you're doing a body scan. And it's also fine to sit, or to stand. And just take a couple of breaths to settle in..

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Okay. So let's sit. Yeah. So let's do a body scan today because it can be helpful if we're looking to see like, Is there dukkha in the body? Is there pain? Is there sorrow? So let's just find a comfortable posture. And for those of you who are in a place where you can do this, It's, It's, It's fine to lay down when you're doing a body scan. And it's also fine to sit or to stand. And just take a couple of breaths to settle in. And also, Just remembering our metta practice, Find it in your heart to connect with that loving kindness or that benevolence, Friendliness. Maybe by recalling some being with whom you have a very loving and easy relationship. And just let that loving kindness, That friendliness suffuse the body, Flow all throughout the body. And then bringing the attention to the top of the head. And to the forehead. And the brow. And the eyes, Letting the eyes drop back into the pockets. And the nose. Cheeks. Tongue, Letting the tongue rest in the mouth. Jaws. Noticing if there's looseness or tightness. And all this time, Just bringing some love to the head and the face. And the back of the head. The ears. And as we begin to move down, Bring the awareness down through the torso. Just noticing if any objection or aversion or anything other than kindness arises. And if it does, Just see if you can shine that light of kindness and love onto whatever you're noticing. So coming to the shoulders. Chest. Upper back. Mid back. Pelvis. Upper arms. Hands. First finger. Middle finger. Ring finger. Pinky finger. Bringing the awareness down through the torso again. Upper torso. Mid torso. Lower torso. Upper legs. Lower legs. Big toes. First toes. Middle toes. Fourth toes. Pinky toes. Whole bottom of the body, So both legs and feet. Whole torso. Neck and head. And then just awareness of the whole body. And continuing to bring that loving awareness to the whole body. To the sore places. To the troubling, The places that offer trouble, Or resistance, Or concern. And maybe there's a part that I've named that you are missing, That you've lost. Sending some loving kindness to yourself for that loss. Yeah, And let's keep that loving kindness, Let's keep that metaphor for ourselves, For this beautiful body that we each have today.