Hi,
I'm Susanna.
Welcome to the Nothing Matters More Than This meditation.
We're going to explore nothingness.
The emptiness out of which all form arises.
That pure presence that defies words and yet that we can access spontaneously in the stillness.
Many fine teachers believe that entering the void is the way to experience our true nature.
This meditation is an invitation into that realm.
So I invite you to take an intentional breath in through your nose.
Hold it for a moment with a focus on the word nothing.
And then release your breath through your mouth.
Coming to settle in your body in a comfortable position with your eyes closed.
And for a few cycles of breath,
Begin to notice the gap between your in-breath and your out-breath.
Hanging there for just a couple of seconds and noticing the quality of this pause as an access point to nothingness to the void.
And similarly,
Now pay attention to the gap between your out-breath and your in-breath.
Again,
Pausing for a couple of seconds to acknowledge the spaciousness in it before taking your next breath.
And now bringing your attention to the mantra.
Nothing matters more than this.
Softly repeating it in your mind.
And feeling any impact it may have on your mind or body.
Nothing matters more than this.
And as you let the mantra move in your mind,
You may discover other thoughts naturally arising.
Just notice any thought moving through without judgment.
And then return your attention to stillness and back to the mantra.
Nothing matters more than this.
Breathing naturally and easily.
Beginning to allow some space between the words nothing matters this.
And now pairing the mantra back to simply nothing matters more.
Nothing matters more.
Contemplating the value of pure emptiness.
And now even surrendering the more of our mantra.
So it becomes nothing matters.
Nothing matters.
Breathing softly and freely.
Dropping deeper into the essential.
Softly repeating to yourself now,
Nothing.
No thing.
And finally simply landing in the emptiness.
Grateful to leave complication behind.
To come back to essence.
To source.
To the void.
Savoring the sweetness of no thing in your heart space.
And now no thing in your head space.
This void is your ally.
A place of absolute peace and spaciousness that you can tap into at any time.
A space of pure potential.
With the vastness to hold all of your wishes,
Dreams and desires.
And the mantra nothing matters more than this,
In whole or in part,
Is a touchstone you can use daily to remind you of this journey home.
Let's take a breath of gratitude together.
Acknowledging any embodied stillness that may have arisen through this practice.
And joining in an intention to honor the nothing in our daily lives.
It's totally possible that nothing matters more.
Thank you.
