Learning to Be a Human Being | Guided meditation by Brother Phap Dung

Breathing in,

I arrive with my in-breath.

Breathing out,

I arrive with my out-breath.

In, out.

[Bell - short sound]

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Straightening my back, open my chest.

Relax my arm.

Don't need to hold on to anything.

We run all day.

Now our body is still.

How wonderful, just to sit still.

Not having to do anything.

Nowhere to go.

I relax my body.

Any place in tension -

my neck, my shoulder,

let it go.

The force of gravity pull our muscles.

With each breath, I let go. Be with my body.

In - aware of my body. Sitting still.

Out - relaxing the body.

[Bell - short sound]

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Breathing in, become aware of my feelings,

my emotions,

releasing stress, some tension,

some anger, resentment.

I recognize my feelings.

It's OK.

Breathing out, I relax my feelings.

It's just an emotion, just a feeling.

I may be feeling peaceful, calm.

Feeling silent.

Like a clear lake

that's reflecting the emotion

just as it is.

No need to act, to say, to think anything.

Aware of my feelings, I breathe in.

Letting the emotion just be there.

And breathe out.

[Bell - short sound]

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Breathing in, I'm aware that I'm alive.

My body is warm.

I can feel alive,
breathing, feeling my body.

How wonderful just to be alive.

To be able to breathe.

To have health, my health, good enough.

I'm able to sit, I can walk.

One day I will get sick,
not be able to walk.

Now I'm alive and healthy enough

Just simply being alive,
I'm already grateful.

Breathing in, I'm alive.

Breathing out, I smile to life.

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