Mindfulness Of Sound With Bells And Birds

This guided meditation is adapted from a traditional Buddhist approach, for the cultivation of insight, serenity, greater concentration, and for building on the four heart qualities; Benevolence, Compassion, Appreciative joy and Equanimity. This practice has beautiful nature sounds in the background, for an enhanced experience.

Transcript

Mindfulness of sound.

Make yourself comfortable,

Sitting upright or lying down.

And release whatever tension you may feel.

And bring the intention that for the period of this exercise,

You will not follow thoughts about anything other than being here now and being aware of sounds.

Also make the intention that for the period of this exercise,

You will be open and kind to other experiences,

If and when they arise.

Remember to be at peace with things,

Whatever arises.

Now bring awareness to sound.

Be aware of sound as sound or vibration.

It may be the sound of bells,

Birds,

People talking,

Builders building,

Traffic,

The sound of wind or rain,

Or just the hum of silence.

Notice how you might create pictures and names around the sound such as a loud bell,

A dog barking,

A person talking,

A particular bird or whatever.

Don't struggle with the names or the pictures but simply listen to sounds as vibration,

Noticing how sounds arise and pass away.

Notice how some sounds are pleasant,

And some sounds are not so pleasant,

And some sounds are kind of in the middle or neutral.

Be aware of all your judgments but don't worry about them.

Simply remember to make sound the center of your attention and be aware of sound as sound.

Be aware of sound,

The sounds of the world as if it is a piece of music.

Listen closely to how the notes are connected and one leads into the other.

Don't worry if sometimes the sounds of life seem to be out of rhythm or they may not be like you'd like them to be.

Just a sound with curiosity.

Let them come and let them disappear.

Just listen closely.

Stay alert and try not to let yourself be swayed by it.

Let your mind be as if it's like the sky,

Open and expansive and clear.

Let sounds arise and pass through.

By listening to sounds,

Like the music of life,

You can become very peaceful.

Be content and at peace to listen to sounds.

One sound after the other,

Arising and passing.

Be content to be at peace with sounds.

By listening to sounds and noticing how they all change,

You can become very,

Very peaceful.

In a few moments this recording will come to a close.

If you found mindfulness of sounds helpful as a way of finding peace and harmony with the world,

You can practice mindfulness of sounds as you wish and as you need,

So that it may bring peace and happiness.

Thank you.

Reviews

Peaceful and enjoyable. Many thanks.

Wonderful.
Thank you

A nice combination of sounds and gentle guidance.

This is a great mindfulness practice to introduce people to using sound and listening

Loved the bells and the calm voice. My mind's chatter disappeared. 💖

Very grounding meditation, focusing on sounds is very helpful. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I just finished reading a book today on the concepts of non-self and emptiness. This was a perfect follow-up for me.

This is great. I found the guidance and the sounds very helpful for quieting my brain. Thank you 💕🙏

Thank you for this and for the sound of the peacefulness
of your voice — calming, grounding.
Andrea 💫

So peaceful. Thank you. Namaste.

Great experience to see sound as an instrument to bring peace into our lives! Hearing sound for what it is, vibration, brings peace and joy with it! Thank you!

Loved the steady guidance throughout the background of random sounds, blending with the sounds in my own home. Very nice place to find stillness.

The sound meditation helped me connect to the peace within. Thank you 🙏

Good practice for how to deal with sounds positively as you meditate.

Very calming! Thank you!

Just right for slowing thoughts and heightening senses.

Wonderful!

~ Namaste

Beautiful meditation- thank you!