Meditation On Building Confidence In One’s Practice

This is a meditation on the concept of virya, also known as confidence or faith. Virya is one of the key qualities of right effort needed to begin, deepen, and sustain one’s daily meditation practice.

Transcript

Thanks, Scottie. Hello everyone, It's wonderful to see you all again. Good afternoon, Good evening, Wherever you are. Let's begin a short period of meditation together. So. Taking some time to finding a posture. Whether it's sitting, Lying down, Standing if you're tired even, Just finding something comfortable place to be for the next 10 minutes or so. And as you find that seat, That place and your cushion. Share. Wherever you are. Allow your eyes to close gently. Take a moment to find the breath. I don't know where the breath. Enters the body. Perhaps at the nostril, Perhaps in the belly. I'm feeling your breath as it leaves. It was just a breathwork. A river and you're just riding the ripples of it. In your mind. And gentle rise and fall. As we arrive. Perhaps just noticing thoughts. Coming and going. Flowing through like the river. Not getting attached. To any of them. I'm steepening the awareness of your body. A year. Relax. Running your shoulders. Releasing and lowering. The weight of your body. Being supported. By your posture. Better cushion. Buy your seat. Nowhere to go, Nowhere to be except here. This moment. As we sit with our bodies. Anchored by our seat. That's not a stain. Trust that you have in that support. Now your body is being held by the earth. It takes trust and it takes faith too. Arrive in this moment. With yourself. She read the Sangha. Just opening yourself to. What is happening in this moment. In your body. In your mind. Go into that trust and do it. And faith. Supports yourself. Supports your practice. Supports all the people. In this saga. And feeling how all the people in this song go. Support you. In our faith and our trust in the Dharman. That's what keeps us going. And gives us the energy to keep going. As we close our meditation. It's taking a moment to. . . Give yourself something. Gratitude. Just for showing up. Showing up for yourself, Showing up for Sangha. Showing up for dharma. 10 minute deal. Trust and faith that you've developed in yourself. Extend outwards. And support. All of us in Saga. Here today.