Here,
In this body,
In this moment in time,
This is it,
This is it,
This is my life,
This is it,
This is my life.
This is this moment of my life,
Not in the past,
But was not in the future.
Oh,
If only this and that happens,
Then I would be okay,
Then I would be happy.
This right here,
Right now,
This is it.
This miracle,
This miracle of being alive,
This miracle that is this body,
Sitting,
Breathing in this moment.
Turning attention.
Loving attention,
Loving awareness.
To this body sitting,
Softening,
Softening,
Softening,
Softening.
This body,
This living body breathing,
Each breath calming,
Soothing,
Like a lullaby,
Enlivening.
The next three out breaths,
Releasing tightness,
Holding in the abdomen,
Dropping your weight into your cushion.
Here we go.
Can you release some more?
Can you let go some more?
The next out breath,
Arrive more fully in this body,
As if your awareness,
Like a hand,
Finding its way into the glove being this body,
Inhabiting awareness,
Inhabiting this body fully.
Your toes,
Legs,
Hands,
Arms,
Sit bones,
Belly,
Neck,
Shoulders,
Face,
Head.
Arriving,
Continuing to arrive in the body with the breath,
Tilling the soil,
Getting ready for a few more minutes of just settling with the breath.
I would like to invite you,
Wish,
To imagine there is a bright light,
A bright beautiful golden light in your heart center,
Or throughout your body.
You don't have to understand it.
Analyze it.
Trust,
Trust that each and every single one of us has this light.
This light,
This goodness,
Some call Buddha nature,
This bright light.
However this light comes up for you,
Supported for you,
Maybe if you have seen fireflies,
How they are a light from within,
They're bright.
Or if you've seen bioluminescence waters at night,
How they shine from within,
As if your body,
As if your body was shining from within,
Drenched in light.
Not your production,
You're not producing it,
It just is.
It's always been here.
It's always been here and now you get to see it.
The same way that fireflies you only see when it gets dark enough during the day,
They're hard to see,
But they're there.
So this brightness,
This bright golden light,
Inner light,
Light,
Your mind and heart relax,
Recognizing,
Seeing what's always been here,
What on some level the true,
The true you,
Has always known it's here.
You've just forgotten.
This human life we forget,
We often forget our inner goodness.
Nothing to do but just to rest.
Let it be,
Let it shine.
And notice when you allow,
You open to it,
What might open up in your heart?
Is it healing,
Comforting?
Calming,
Soothing?
Just breathing in and breathing out.
With your body,
Your heart drenched,
Drenched in light,
You you Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You are the love of the lovely.
At first,
It's light of goodness.
It brings healing,
Brings goodness,
Comfort to yourself first and foremost.
Sitting in light,
Being light,
Drenched in light.
You are the love of the lovely.
You are the love of the lovely.
And whenever you wish,
Either stay with recognizing this light within,
Or whenever you wish,
You can realize,
Acknowledge,
This light shines around you.
It illuminates your path in life,
Your goodness,
Your values,
Your intentions.
It also illuminates others,
The spaces around you,
Those around you.
Trusting,
Trusting in the goodness,
In this light.
Let it shine.
Who are you to get in the way of this light that is your true nature?
More than you realize,
More than you give yourself credit for.
Let it shine.
Let it shine.
Let it shine.
Let it shine.
Noticing that your light shining onto others brings goodness,
Comfort onto others.
And when the light of others,
They are too like fireflies,
Or have bioluminescence,
Bright.
When their light shines upon you,
Yours becomes brighter.
Your goodness supports others,
Others' goodness supports yours.
Maybe even a smile of friendliness shows up on your face.
Just sharing your light,
Receiving light,
Light of goodness,
Light of metta,
Goodwill from others.
Feel free to play with this in any way that supports you in this moment.
Metta is the creative cultivation practice.
Let it shine.
Let it shine.
Let it shine.
Let it shine.
This light of goodness,
Light of goodwill,
Let it shine.
And for the last minute or two of this practice period,
See what is needed to let the light of goodness,
Metta be healing for yourself.
Or to shine it onto the whole world.
Or with a few people,
Or maybe just one.
Sharing the goodwill,
The light of your metta.
May all beings everywhere,
Including ourselves,
Recognize,
Truly recognize,
The blessing of their own,
Of our own inner light.
May all beings everywhere,
Including ourselves,
Recognize,
The blessing of their own inner light.
