The Mindful Acceptance Of Everything

The cultivation of wellbeing happens when we let go of reactivity, as this makes it easier to accept everything that arises without getting stuck in the dramatic plays happening around us. Tony Samara reminds us that we need to be patient and nurture the foundation rather than setting our goal on the destination. An 8-minute meditation concludes this transmission. With closed eyes and a relaxed body, you will open yourself to the wisdom and energy beyond the mere words. Thank You.

Transcript

Hello.

Very good.

Hello.

Taking a few moments just to relax into the present moment.

It's always good to give yourself a few moments to be here and connect to the inner energies that help you to be more mindful.

This is the intention of today to go a little bit deeper into what it means to be mindful prior to your meditation and also in everyday type situations.

So what does it mean to be mindful in situations that you have to face as a human being?

People,

Ups and downs when it comes to emotional and mental communication with people and situations.

What does mindfulness really mean?

It's become such a popular word in the spiritual sort of milieu that there is a bit of confusion because mindfulness sort of means so many things nowadays.

But actually what mindfulness means is that you're combining concentration,

So this means focused awareness,

And at the same time opening up or being more receptive to that awareness that just welcomes everything as it arises without judgment,

Without sort of attachment.

Just,

Okay,

I'm thinking a thought.

That's good.

I'm not going to judge it.

I'm not going to connect to it.

I'm not going to attach myself to it.

I'll just watch it float away like the clouds drifting in the sky.

I see a cloud but you don't get so frustrated that the cloud is moving that you sort of get upset with yourself or upset with the world.

You just,

The clouds move in the sky.

You know,

It's part of what comes up to the surface.

So mindfulness has this attribute where you're welcoming whatever arises.

This is a very good intention to create prior to meditation because mindfulness grows.

As you nurture this mindful attitude,

It grows almost like you're creating a foundation of deep and profound concentration that helps to strengthen and stabilize your meditation so that you can go into deeper practice.

The deeper practice is what I call meditation.

And it is a cultivation of well-being when you focus in this way because as you let go of the reactive side of yourself or of your habits or the way that your mind thinks or the way that your feelings react to situations,

As you let go of the reactivity,

I call this reactivity,

Then it's much easier to come back to acceptance.

And you accept whatever arises as just part of the play that's out there that's happening without sort of getting upset at any specific aspect of the play.

You're just watching it from perspective.

You're watching whatever arises without judgment from perspective.

So you are able to cultivate this wonderful level of concentration,

Which happens all the time,

Really in the end when you begin to put into practice mindfulness just in your everyday meditation schedule.

And you then apply this in your everyday sort of situations at work.

And you apply a level of mindfulness or just focused awareness in what you're doing,

Being present to what you're doing,

Then you're cultivating a foundation of profound concentration,

Which is so very helpful when it comes to deep and meaningful meditation because you need this concentration.

But for most of us,

Like anything,

You know,

Without the practice,

The concentration is so very easily disturbed by so many other things,

Mundane things.

So when you practice mindfulness,

You're creating a foundation.

And this is so important.

And this is why things take time.

You need to be patient with yourself.

You need to be patient with your practice and not react and be sort of upset with yourself because you can't get wherever it is that your mind wants to get very quickly.

The mind always wants to get to a place very quickly.

So then,

You know,

The emphasis is on getting somewhere rather than nurturing the space,

Rather than nurturing the structure,

Rather than nurturing the foundation.

When you know this and you just put this into practice without even thinking,

You're just simply nurturing your life because you're creating this beautiful foundation,

Then you emphasize concentration and especially the concentration of your breath,

Which brings you back to this moment,

Which brings you back to just being here present to your experience.

And then as you do this,

You develop your capacity to be very present or fully present to whatever is occurring,

Good,

Bad.

This is of course just judgment,

But as the mind judges things,

You know,

This is good,

This is not good.

And you can be present.

Actually,

Most of us aren't even present when we're happy.

We're not present to our happiness because we're sort of chasing the idea of happiness rather than integrating happiness into the foundation of our awareness.

So,

You know,

Good or bad,

Most often people are mostly not present to their experience.

So when you develop this capacity to be in the here,

Right here and now,

Then you're able to focus on your breath and you're able to be totally present to all the gifts that are coming your way.

And eventually,

You know,

You'll be present not just to the gifts,

But also what you don't understand perhaps that which is painful,

That which is difficult,

Emotions,

Memories,

Thoughts,

Situations,

That you'll be able to be present from a very natural state of flow.

And this is not really a technique.

So you can't force yourself to do this.

You need to be patient.

You need to just practice,

Practice.

And eventually,

You'll begin to capture those glimpses of a more expanded awareness that allows you to be here in the present.

Because when you are aware that there is more than just a mundane or whatever that your mind is focused on happening,

When you realize that there,

When your awareness expands or is in alignment with this expansion,

And this only usually takes a few weeks for some people,

A few months,

There is a sense of expansion.

When you're in alignment with this expansion,

Then all of a sudden,

You have a very different perspective.

And this perspective is so very important,

Because when you put things into perspective,

Then it's easier to transform the old habits,

The old mental concepts,

The old constellations,

It's easier to transform these aspects that are mostly habitual,

And sometimes just to learn behaviors,

And let them go,

Because your perspective allows you to see that you're more free,

You have more choice than what the reactive side of yourself sometimes makes you aware of.

So being mindful is letting go of reactivity and being present in the here and now.

So without further ado,

Let us practice this state of mindfulness.

And you're already doing this by being present to the transmission,

But now be present to the transmission within your own heart.

So the wisdom that's present in all of us,

We are gifted with this,

We are born with this wisdom,

But just be present,

Even if you don't sort of connect to anything,

Even if you're sort of thinking to yourself,

I don't feel any wisdom,

I'm not sure there is any wisdom in me,

And I'm sure I'm not as wise as whomever else in the world.

Let that go,

That's the mundane.

Remember to be patient and let that go and come back to the natural flow where you are expanding awareness so that you connect to perspective.

So create a perspective within yourself and also within your thoughts and feelings.

Step back and connect to your breath,

To the flow of your breath,

Breathing into the abdomen,

Deep breath into the diaphragm,

Using the diaphragm into the belly,

Using the diaphragm,

Relaxing the muscles,

The core muscles,

As you breathe deeply into the body and with each exhalation just letting go,

Letting go,

Extending the out-breath and just letting go.

And continue for a few more moments,

Integrating this space of mindfulness within your practice.

You're just aware of your breath,

You're aware of the noise that may be around you,

You're aware of the situations,

Your senses come back to a state of connection so you're very present to the information that is being transmitted through your senses,

As well as very aware of the subtle senses,

Your connection to your heart,

Your connection to the energy around you,

The intuitive connection that you have with the world.

No need to do anything,

Just go with the flow.

As you breathe in and breathe out,

Just be open and receptive.

Deep breath.

Deep breath,

Extending the out-breath and letting go,

Their thoughts or feelings or just a connection to just mundane type situations,

Just observing,

Being mindful,

But letting go.

Your intention is to let go and connect to the flow of your breath,

Moving into a deep state of relaxation,

A deep state of presence.

Deep breath.

Breathing in,

Breathing out,

Breathing in this way is just a natural connection to the flow.

It's not a technique,

You don't need to force yourself to breathe in a specific way,

You're just relaxing into the natural flow that is happening within your body,

Especially relaxing the abdominal muscles,

The diaphragm,

Relaxing the shoulders,

Relaxing the spine,

Relaxing the body.

You're in a nice upright position so that you're able to breathe deeper down,

You're not scrunched,

You're not leaning to one side,

You're just making sure that the body supports a natural deep in-breath,

A natural deep out-breath.

As you breathe in and breathe out in this way,

Just letting go more and more.

It's a beautiful sensation where you come back to a state of presence.

Expanding your awareness to include the full range of your experience right here in this moment.

This means honoring the energy,

The energy flow within your body,

The subtle energy flow within your body,

Allowing the energy flow to connect you to the depth of what's going on.

We're so connected with the world,

We're so connected with the ecology of life.

The symbiosis of this connection is so obvious in every cell of our bodies,

Every aspect of ourselves,

So very deeply connected with the energy of life.

As you come back to this awareness,

The gifts come your way.

Be open and receptive,

Open your heart to the wisdom that is all around you.

Breathing in,

Breathing out.

Breathing out.

Deep breath,

Relaxing on every out-breath,

Letting go.

You may wish to continue for a few more moments,

Just relaxing as you breathe out,

Letting go.

And throughout your day today,

Just taking a few moments,

A few moments in the busy schedule of life to come back to a mindful state of being.

May it just be that you need to remind yourself that you're connected to the space that is around you,

Looking out of a window and connecting to the trees or to the beautiful sky or to the clouds in the sky or just connecting to your environment,

The space and being mindful of the space so that you are not so caught up in the thoughts within your mind but you're more connected to the senses.

As you put this into practice throughout your day today,

You will notice that you are developing a deep state of presence to your environment,

To yourself and to the communications within yourself and your environment.

And this is a very important foundation to help the structure of meditation to develop in a very deep way so that you are in touch with profound and deep consciousness.

May wish to continue in stillness,

Integrating the meditation for a few more moments.

Thank you.

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So nice explained. Thank you

Thank you so much for this