Aware of Body | Calm the Body

3 Happiness in the Present Moment

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Question: How does the happiness of the moment compare to an event that I'm anticipating?

Objective: To become aware of my awareness.

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*

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Calm-Ease and the Full Awareness of Breathing

The Calm-Ease gatha is grounded in the Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing.  

Returning the mind's awareness to the body brings us to the present moment.  The breathing, body and mind need to become one again to access our peace and happiness.

In-Out and Deep-Slow are focused on the breathe.

Calm-Ease can be focused on the body.

Smile-Release can be focused on the mind.

Let's Become Aware of Our Breathing, Body and Mind

We're going to step right into a mediation without In - Out.  There will be plenty of 'noise' happening.  Remember, 'noise' just is and is nothing more.  We're going to observe our breathe, our body's and our mind.  Then we're going to choose the gatha we most want and apply it to where we're most unsettled.

6 mins and bells at 1 mins.  (This can also be done over 12 mins and bells at 2 mins.)

Aware of Breath, Body & Mind - Notice which is most calm

Aware of most calm - Share the calmness with the least calm

Aware of most calm - Share it with the other two 

Aware of most calm - Share it where ever it needs to be

Gently reflect on how one affects the other

Feel how the body and mind are together  -  They Inter-are

Collective observations and reflections

We share and listen.

A Thích Nhất Hạnh talk

Mindfulness, Concentration and Insight | Short Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh 4 mins

Collective observations and reflections

We share and listen.

Happiness and Anticipation

Mindfulness allows us to be aware of the present moment.  With a clear mind, we can choose to Concentrate our minds on a topic, a feeling or on a thought.  This leads us to Insight, growth.  These three steps: mindfulness, concentration and insight*, is what Thích Nhất Hạnh refers to as "Looking Deeply".  

Let's look deeply at a future event where we feel excited, anxious or even neutral about it. 

We're going to compare it with the happiness in the moment.  They are different and knowing the difference gives us the freedom to choose which one we want to embrace.

Let's Look Deeply with Curiosity and Wonderment

To meditate is the experience.  Be present and experience the gathas.

Think of something you are anticipating.  

12 mins with bells at 2 minutes.

In - Enjoy your Out Breathe

Calm - Ease the body and mind

In - Out 

When you're ready, present the question and gently listen.

Where does my happiness and peace exist while in the moment?

In - Out 

When you're ready, bring the anticipation into your full awareness.  

Where does my happiness and peace exist while immersed in anticipation?

In - Out 

Return your awareness to the moment.  

Do I experience sense of stability or solid foundation while being in the moment?

In - Out 

When you're ready, bring the anticipation into your full awareness.  

Do I experience sense of stability or solid foundation while immersed in anticipation?

With freedom of choice, please choose which experience you want for yourself and be there for the remainder of this meditation.

Collective observations and reflections

We share and listen.