This meditation is called the trusting in the force of life meditation.
This meditation is adapted from Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield and a poem called Hukusai Says by Roger Keyes.
Okay,
Let's begin.
First,
Take a moment to become relaxed,
Comfortable,
Alert,
And present.
If you wish,
Take a few deep centering breaths.
If you want,
You can close your eyes.
Now,
Attend to the breath as your primary anchor of awareness.
With a primary focus on your breath,
Let your senses also open to the sounds around you and the feelings and sensations in the body.
Let yourself be alert and relaxed.
As thoughts come,
Greet them with a friendly attitude.
Note them and return to the breath.
Do this over and over throughout this meditation.
Now,
Let yourself listen to and hear the wisdom of Hokusai.
He was a 19th century Japanese artist.
As he describes the process of attending to and appreciating the sacred life force that flows through all of life.
Hokusai says,
Look carefully.
He says,
Pay attention,
Notice.
He says,
Keep looking and stay curious.
He says,
There is no end to seeing.
He says,
Look forward to getting old.
He says,
Keep changing.
You just get more who you really are.
He says,
Get stuck,
Accept it,
Repeat yourself as long as it is interesting.
He says,
Keep doing what you love.
He says,
Keep praying.
He says,
Every one of us is a child.
Every one of us is ancient.
Every one of us has a body.
He says,
Every one of us is frightened.
He says,
Every one of us has to find a way to live with fear.
He says,
Everything is alive.
Shells,
Buildings,
People,
Fish,
Mountains,
Trees,
Wood is alive.
Water is alive.
Everything has its own life.
Everything lives inside us.
He says,
Live with the world inside you.
It matters that you care.
It matters that you feel.
It matters that you notice.
It matters that your life lives through you.
Contentment is life living through you.
Joy is life living through you.
Satisfaction and strength are life living through you.
Peace is life living through you.
He says,
Don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Look,
Feel,
Let life take you by the hand.
Let life live through you.
Attend to your anchor in the foreground,
Either the breath or a body sensation.
Let your senses be wide open,
Including the background movement of sounds,
Sensations,
And feelings.
Let this river of alive sensations live through you.
Continuing with your presence practice,
Notice if any part of the flow of life through you calls in particular for your attention.
Let this life force be fully alive and present.
Say yes to it.
Allow it to be.
Say yes to any unpleasant sensations.
Say yes to anger.
Yes to fear.
Yes to excitement.
Yes to hurt.
Yes to sadness.
Yes to longing.
Yes to restlessness.
Yes to boredom.
Yes to resentments.
Yes to hatred.
Yes to whatever is and whatever arises.
Let your energetic response be one of trusting awareness.
Feel fully and allow for this energy of this life to live through you while staying relaxed,
Open,
And alert.
Trust in the natural healing power of awareness.
Trust in the allowing and appreciating of what is.
Let it come,
Let it be,
And let it go.
Let fear and resistance fall away,
Open to the experience of life living through you.
Trust in the awareness that includes all of life.
It matters that you care.
It matters that you feel.
It matters that you notice.
It matters that life lives through you.
Don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Look,
Listen,
Feel.
Let life take you by the hand.
Let life live through you.
Trust in your being.
Trust in the force of life.
Trust in your awareness.
Let yourself be an aware channel for the force of life to live through you.
When you're ready,
You can open your eyes and return attention to your surroundings.
As you do so,
Sense the force of life continuing to flow through you.
