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14 Loving as We Inter-Are | Aimlessness
What does it feel like to hold myself in unconditional love and wrapped in compassion?
What does it feel like to hold myself in unconditional love and wrapped in compassion?
This episode explores the profound liberation found in Aimlessness—the practice of existing purely for the sake of existing, without the need to chase external goals or "become" something more. By grounding ourselves in the Full Awareness of Breathing, we discover that the peace and completeness we often seek is already present within us; we are enough exactly as we are. The discussion expands our sense of self through Interbeing, illustrating our physical and spiritual connection to the Earth, Sun, Air, and Water, and highlighting that we are a miracle billions of years in the making. Ultimately, by generating happiness through a simple smile and a deep appreciation for the "here and now," we learn to wrap ourselves in unconditional love and compassion, transforming our relationship with our own presence from a task to be managed into a wonder to be enjoyed.
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What does it feel like to hold myself in unconditional love and wrapped in compassion?
Objective: To be here and now and lovingly hold yourself.
How Do We Get There?
Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing
Steps 1. and 2. In - Out *1
Steps 3. and 4. Whole Body - Calm *1
Mindfulness, Concentration and Insight*
Be Kind. Be Gentle. Be Loving.
Emptiness: Interbeing
Signlessness
Aimlessness
Greeting New People
Hello and welcome.
Sangha Sharing
What joy, insights, wonderment, questions and moments would you like to share?
Dharma Talk
The Joy of Just Being - Aimlessness
A Thich Nhat Hanh quote from Answers from the Heart.
"Happiness is possible when you are capable of doing the things and being the things that you want to do and to be. When we walk for the sake of walking, when we sit for the sake of sitting, when we drink tea for the sake of drinking tea, we don’t do it for something or someone else. These things can be very enjoyable. That is the practice of aimlessness. While you do that, you heal yourself and you help heal the world. Awakening means to see that truth—that you want to know how to enjoy, how to live deeply, in a very simple way. You don’t want to waste your time anymore. Cherish the time that you are given."
You Know Aimlessness
We all have experienced the peace and happiness while being aimless. Reflect back to the last bell of the many meditations we've done. How many times did you not want the moment to end? You felt so good, so complete. You didn't have a want or need to be filled. There wasn't a need or desire to chase something, to complete something. Everything you needed and wanted was right there in the moment. In that moment, you were Being without effort and you were just as you are. Nothing more and nothing less. You were sitting in Aimlessness.
Let's Continue Expanding our Definition of Self
Continue to reflect on how you are one with the Earth, the Sun, the Air and the Water. You cannot exist without them. They could not exist without you. Hold the perspective of gratitude as you explore yourself more.
Let's InterBe in the Here and Now
Early in the mediation, it's important to generate and be aware of your happiness.
Be aware of the wonder of life.
Offering yourself a Smile.
Appreciate how much time has passed since the beginning of the Earth until this moment. Wow, you're here!
You are responsible to know the way / approach to generate your happiness.
Review the gathas prior.
16 minutes with bells at 2 mins. | 24 minutes with bells at 3 mins.
Deep-Slow
Be sure to recognize moments of enjoying your breath. Smile
Calming my body - Easing Tension in my body
Appreciate and Enjoy your body and what it offers you.
Smiling to my Body - Unconditionally Loving my Entire Body
Aware of the Earth Cradling me - I feel the Earth loving me
Let yourself expand into the interbeing with the Earth.
As I breathe in, I feel the Love filling me - As I breath out, I let the love expand beyond me.
I smile to the clouds within me. - I feel the cloud's freedom.
Let your love expand into the clouds.
I breathe in, I am aware of my in breath. - As I breathe out, I feel how I am more than this body.
I am the beauty of interbeing. - I am home.
Collective observations and reflections
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