Mindfulness Meditation

In this 18-minute mindfulness meditation track, Ram Dass helps us sit with what is by noticing our awareness and the feelings and emotions it shines a light upon.

Offered by Be Here Now Network & HeartMind.

Transcript

Don't try to do anything special.

Just sit with what is.

Sit with what is.

With the mind,

The feelings,

Sounds.

Neither pushing nor pulling,

Just being.

As it relaxes.

Thoughts arise and disappear,

Replaced by another thought or another sensation.

Find within yourself that vast,

Spacious awareness.

It is like the sky.

And all the phenomena that come to your into awareness,

Thoughts,

The sound of my voice,

Sensations,

They're like clouds drifting across the sky.

They don't change the sky.

Sounds,

Sensations,

Feelings,

Thoughts,

They're not disturbances,

They're all just part of the natural set of phenomena that are appearing,

That are crossing the sky.

Keep going back into that part of awareness that is just the sky.

Resting in spacious awareness.

Into your awareness comes this and comes that.

But it is awareness itself resting in your natural essence.

Resting in this awareness that is empty like the sky.

The clouds come and they go and awareness is.

Awareness is a little like a flashlight or a torch.

It shines on this and that.

It doesn't shine on itself.

Pure,

Primordial awareness.

When you rest in that awareness and don't get fixated or fascinated by the thoughts and sensations as they arise,

You rest in equanimity,

In a brilliant clarity.

There was a great spiritual master who described this state.

Open yourself to this description.

He said,

I am without form,

Without limit.

I am beyond space,

Beyond time.

I am in everything.

Everything is in me.

Everywhere.

Thoughts,

Sensations,

Feelings.

Don't cling,

Just noticing.

Coming back again and again into root awareness.

Rest your weary mind.

Rest in just this.

If you're thinking or restless,

Don't be upset.

If you're upset,

Just notice it.

Let it all be part of your natural state.

You don't have to look holy.

Just keep coming back into the deepest place of rest behind all the forms.

Not pushing the forms away,

Not grabbing at them.

In these last few minutes of meditation,

Resting in awareness.

Reviews

Beautiful meditation ❤️
Much love and gratitude❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for sharing this wisdom. It started my day on a positive note and I will practice your suggestions from now on.
I appreciate you! 🧚

I was surprised how quiet my mind got. I am a fidget, but thoughts were not apparent. Thank you.

I will be coming back to this again and again, so gentle, so peaceful, beautiful 🤩

Beautiful meditation, would love if more of these records from RamDass were on here 🙏🏽🕉️❤️

I started to be able to "see the sky". My many thoughts just passed through like clouds, without sticking to my awareness. Great practice, thank you.

He is the best. More of his mediations for free please 🙏🏻

His voice. Bless this human and may God rest his soul.

That was such a peaceful, mindful meditation 😌
Your voice is so comforting and the pace is so relaxing....
I've just cleansed and activated some new crystals and this was the perfect meditation to use them.
Thankyou 💛🌈

quite beautiful voice and inspiring instructions - reminded me of some tibetan dzochen instructions in some ways

Thank you Ram Dass and 🙏 Love Serve Remember for making these recordings available.

Perfect with plenty of time to let you be with yourself and practice awareness. Love it ❤️ thank you so much

Simple instructions are to awareness presence 🙏🏼♥️ Ram Dass thank you for your gifts to the world

With gratitude and more understanding . Beautiful. 🙏

A timeless gem. His teachings allow the listener to become the vastness within unfolding.

It was one of thebest guidance I ve ever listened to. 💎 ! Thank you so much 🙏🏻🪷

Namaste Ram Dass! Thank you for this meditation practice! 🙏

As always, just the absolute best to help bring awareness.

The calm of Ram Dass can make us stop and feel the moment, here and now. Amazing.

A great meditation led by someone with lovely vibrations.