Ordinary Mind: Session 1

This is the first session in Mark's Ordinary Mind Meditation Course. In this inspiring and engaging mindfulness practice, you will explore the various practices and skills needed to embark or continue on, your spiritual path. In this session, you will learn about the basic purpose of Buddhist meditation and practice resting your attention on a single point. This practice can be used as a stepping stone on the way to developing 'every-moment-wakefulness' or 'non-abiding-awareness.' Note: This practice contains a period of silence for contemplation and deep relaxation.

Reviews

as a life long practitioner of meditation this was a wonderful addition to growing awareness. thank u.

Lovely! Well explained beginning meditation

Thank you. I will practice.

Terrific for beginners and experienced alike. I enjoy that you kept it easy to interpret with sayings like "mentally bow to the distraction and move on". What a great way to learn to acknowledge the noise, without getting sucked in. Thank you for sharing

Thank you London Buddist.

Finding this meditation practice feels like finding an unexpected gift. Real. No nonsense. A true learning experience that I want to return to.

A good practice that I will revisit, thank you

Thank you. I appreciated this. Clarity.

Great

Thank you for sharing this pratice

A practical lesson in meditation

Thank you 🙏

Wonderful practice - thank you

Very good. Looking forward to the subsequent sessions

Great way to “learn” to meditate!

very nice.🙏

exactly what I.was looking for !

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Thank you. Lovely guidance.

I like the description of trading the mind to let go. That was great.

This is great! Thank you 🙏🏻

Helpful. I'm looking forward to the other sessions.

Simple yet challenging meditation. Thank you.

Very good!!!!

Awesome

Thank you. Session 1 brought me a sense of peace.

Thank you. Session 1 brought me a sense of peace.

Thank you. Session 1 brought me a sense of peace.

Thank you so much for this meditation course

Thank you 🙏

Loved it!

I am my bellybutton now.

I fell into such a sweet slumber.

Keep going the nice work!

Simple, so helpful guidance. Thank you

Mark,

Read many books and listened to many meditations. But the clarity you provided ‘cloud and iPod do not exist but for your mind’ really drove the point. Another thing I resonated was that ‘equate thoughts to some nature sound than thinking that they are real’. Hope to see things as they are with your guidance 😀

Thanks a bunch for the wonderful course.

Thank you for this value lesson/practice to simply experience. Namaste 🙏

Very helpful. Much needed. Thank you.

Very helpful, thank you

Refreshing. Helped me focus.

This was very helpful. I did not think it was going to be so relaxing... but it was. Thanks. I'll delve into more of it, with your help.

Very nice exercice. just perfect for beginners

A very nice meditation focusing on the breath. Thank you!

Like a cat watching a mousehole. Very good instruction. I now feel better able to meditate on my own. Thank you.

Instructions are clear, well paced and informative. Thanks!

Good stuff. Simple. Accessible. Thank you.

Thank you Mark. I enjoyed the session.

Great guidance. Looking forward to the entire course.

Deep wisdom. Wonderful meditation. Thank you 💫

Informative, interesting and easy to follow. Thank you

Perfectly guided. Off to find No. 2! Namasté

Enjoyment relaxing . Thankyou.

Short but sweet. I’m looking forward to the next session

Reassuring tone, like learning from a friend.

I’m going to stick with this one for a while. Then try the others in the series.

A wonderful way to begin the day

thank you for this simple and effective practice!

Brings great clarity to the purpose and value of meditation and I think it will be an important practice.

Very relaxing

Thank you. 🙏 ✨

Very good and practical thank you. Many blessings

Deeply relaxing thank you 🙏

I’ve been looking for a meditation like this. Will bookmark and Follow the author. At the six minute mark there is a great breathing exercises. Some Buddhism teachings. Cultivation, awareness and familiarization. This can help with mental angst, ruminations, psychological suffering - any suffering! My impression from the meditation was not to attach to the suffering but to Accept just as things are in this moment, and to have gratitude.

I look forward to the series 🙏

Beautiful!! A must repeat!!
Thank you 🙏🏽
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Excellent

XLNT LESSON! Thank you.

How can we be at peace in suffering and death?

Good'n

Good tips on returning to the present moment! Acknowledge the thought and then come back to the present without judgement! Thank you, will listen again!

Thank you very much-good information that helped me see differently and great guidance in the meditation!

“Strengthening the letting-go muscle” is the secret of meditation. I love that❣️✌️🤓🙏🏾

This was such a great way to start! Sometimes I feel like I'm unable to focus. This was a helpful reminder.

Very clear and encouraging practice. Thanks a lot. I will bookmark this and practice.

Many thanks 🙏🏻

Tremendous! Let's get real...

Fantastic! Straightforward and very encouraging. I shall practice this repeatedly and look forward to session 2. Thank you very much