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Take The Backwards Step

Name: Take The Backwards Step
Uploaded: 2026-02-08T22:14:22.288Z
Duration: 46 min 7 s
Channel: Tim Lambert
Description: Zen master Dogen offered the simple instruction to take the backwards step to realize the natural luminosity of experience. This meditation and talk explore how to take that step with parts that arise, welcoming each, thanking them for their efforts, but asking them for some room to naturally feel the complete freedom and aliveness available when we step back.

by Tim Lambert

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

Zen master Dogen offered the simple instruction to take the backwards step to realize the natural luminosity of experience. This meditation and talk explore how to take that step with parts that arise, welcoming each, thanking them for their efforts, but asking them for some room to naturally feel the complete freedom and aliveness available when we step back.

Meet your Teacher

Tim Lambert

Washington, DC, USA

Meet your Teacher

Tim Lambert

Washington, DC, USA

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