And finding yourself in a position where you can relax to find a way to settle,
To be still and receptive.
So as usual in these meditations,
Our focus is on I AM.
And when I say I AM,
I'm pointing to presence,
Beingness,
Consciousness,
The knowledge that you are,
The knowledge that you exist.
And so beingness,
I amness is our portal into the truth of what we are.
Who am I?
What am I?
Will be our focus of inquiry.
So right now,
Just be.
There's no effort to be,
No striving towards being,
Not even allowing.
To be requires no practice,
No effort.
And already you may be aware of thoughts,
Sensations,
Emotions.
These all drift by in the boundless capacity of being.
And there's no need to even allow them to come and go.
All comes and goes without any doing.
Relax and watch the I AM.
Rest and know that you are.
You exist.
You are present.
You are here.
You are where.
You are here.
Bring your attention to the body,
In particular an area of the body that feels most alive,
Most vital.
Only to judge where the attention lands.
And just notice or witness any labeling by the mind about that part of the body.
And allow that labeling to fall away.
And just be with the rawness of that aliveness,
That vitality.
It may feel like a vibration,
An energy,
A dance of sensation.
Perhaps the aliveness is vague.
Perhaps it's strong.
And just be with that aliveness,
That vitality of being.
Occasionally the mind wanders.
This is the nature of the mind.
Simply acknowledge the mind nature and return the focus to aliveness.
You may notice the mind's interpretation,
Its meaning making,
Its questioning.
But just simply notice that and bring your attention back.
You are.
You know that you are.
This vitality is calling out to you through the dance of life arising in this place.
And allow yourself to sink into this aliveness some more.
It doesn't matter where this aliveness is appearing in the body.
You may even want to.
Want to ask the vitality if you'd like to expand beyond its apparent boundaries.
Does vitality,
Does aliveness have boundaries?
Perhaps the only boundaries are your perception.
Feel the aliveness fully.
You may even want to breathe into the aliveness.
Breathe in the aliveness.
Drink in the aliveness.
Breathe in the aliveness.
And continue to rest into this aliveness.
This aliveness is the knowledge that you are.
What is your beingness?
Pure life energy flowing here in this form.
Is this form anything other than aliveness?
Can you find an area of this body form that isn't this aliveness?
You may find space or emptiness.
Notice the dance of emptiness and aliveness,
Of space and beingness.
Try them to be curious about one another.
Now expand your awareness beyond the body and consider the space around the body.
Notice that the space around the body and the space within the body are the same space.
Space is boundless.
And see if you can sense into aliveness beyond the body.
Notice sounds.
Notice temperatures.
Is this not also the play of aliveness?
Does aliveness have an end?
Is it limited to the body?
This is I am-ness.
Can you find I am beyond the body?
Can you find yourself beyond the body?
Are you limited to the body?
Are you defined by the body?
Do you have an end?
Do you have a beginning?
Is there anything that isn't you?
Is there anything at all?
Perhaps things are the aliveness that you are,
Taken shape and form.
And is there a difference between space and aliveness?
Is there a boundary?
Breathe in your entire being.
Drink in the full extent of your aliveness.
Breathe in the light of I am.
You are the light of I am,
Bathing in yourself.
You are the light that illuminates all temporary forms.
Each form is nothing but the light that you are.
There is no absence of light.
Your aliveness is all there is,
And aliveness can appear as darkness.
Connect once again with the aliveness in the body.
Be grounded in that aliveness.
Know yourself as living,
As acting,
As feeling and thinking from that aliveness.
And once again sense into the aliveness beyond the body.
What's here?
Hear the aliveness in the sounds.
There is one aliveness,
One life force,
One life energy,
And you are that.
And finally open your eyes,
Look around,
See aliveness,
The shapes,
The colours,
The patterns.
Are they not aliveness too?
Are you separate from this appearance?
