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~I invite you to listen to the audio version shared above, where a guided meditation is provided that follows what is shared below in the text.
Whether a pair of eyeglasses, sunglasses, even contacts, when there is something obstructing our ability to see clearly, agitation, frustration, confusion, even pain (in the case of contacts) can be felt instantly, and prolongedly if not cleaned.
Meditation is the tool that helps us to see clearly. See our emotions, our thoughts, other people, other events. Not that we become clairvoyant, but that we see the humanity in others. Not that we know why they are in pain or why they cause hurt or pain in others, but that we observe their behavior clearly for what it is. Similarly, when it comes to our rash thoughts or reactive thinking that wants to spiral, with our skill of knowing how to not engage unconstructively, we learn through meditation to be able to observe what we are doing, and while taking deep breaths, pull our mind back so that we observe our feelings and the reason for wanting to react with clarity.
Instead of running away from unwanted emotions that arise or scary thoughts that blow in front of our attention, attempting to grab it, we actually see them, acknowledging the feeling but not letting it guide our actions or thoughts. By ‘waving’ at the emotion, looking it in the eye, befriending it, we take the scary out of it, see it truthfully instead of with bad vision or a fogged-up lens, and discover how tension arises when we aren’t seeing clearly. Tension arises when unknowns are present, but when we stop and look directly at what scared us in the past, we find clarity and, in turn, true ease. An ease we know how to cultivate by training the mind.
Let’s begin . . .
~To conclude each meditation session, I encourage you to recite a mantra of your choosing and design. In the Contentment Masterclass, I share my example, which you are welcome to use, tweak, or look to as a template to design your own. Also provided to enrollees of the course is a free trial of the guided meditation app I use.
Click here to listen/read the previous Méditation in the series.
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~Learn more about TSLL’s Contentment Masterclass: Discover the benefits of Meditation, which is included in the detailed syllabus shared here, watch the trailer, and read student reviews.
~Comments will be turned off for Meditation posts as you cultivate a practice guided by what you need and your journey to cultivating inner peace and aligning with your true self.
