Friday Night Guided Meditation

0:00 You can hear me now? Hard to do guided meditation like this, isn't it? What to do? Okay, never mind. Let's do what we can. So, today I was thinking maybe it's a nice thing to do to bring up some gratitude to our bodies. What do you think? Is that a good idea? Yeah? Because I do this thing, this came to me. Report an error in the passage at 0:00 Highlight the passage at 0:00

0:31 One day, I was thinking about my poor heart because I was hearing my heart beating. Sometimes you hear that, right? Sometimes you sit down and you hear your heart beating. And suddenly I realized, wow, my heart never had a break. Thank goodness, because if it did have a break, well... Would have been dangerous, right? So I was thinking, wow, I need so many breaks. I need to stop. I need to relax, chillax. Report an error in the passage at 0:31 Highlight the passage at 0:31

1:01 But my heart, from the time I was born, was beating non-stop. And suddenly, I felt a lot of gratitude. I was so grateful for my heart for not stop beating, you know, beating so regularly. Report an error in the passage at 1:01 Highlight the passage at 1:01

1:19 Then with that gratitude came a lot of affection, like real affection, as if my heart was like a little being as well, you know, who's been working really hard to keep me alive, you know. It's true, isn't it? It's really true, that's what it is. And then I thought about my lungs, also never fail to breathe. If we did, I won't be sitting here talking to you. Report an error in the passage at 1:19 Highlight the passage at 1:19

1:48 So I thought, wow, all these organs. And then I thought about my liver. All the toxins, you know, all the junk food I have eaten in my life. All those things that I shouldn't have but I like to eat. It all goes through the liver, right? And the liver, poor liver has to deal with all of that. Report an error in the passage at 1:48 Highlight the passage at 1:48

2:09 And then I thought about my kidneys also, you know. All of these body parts. They have been really working, but what do we normally do? We constantly complain about our body. It's sick, it's this, it's that. That's what we do. But most of our body parts are doing well for a long time, isn't it? Even if you have cancer in one part of your body, there's another large part of your body that is still very well and functioning. Report an error in the passage at 2:09 Highlight the passage at 2:09

2:43 So, this evening, if you would like, maybe you can sit in a way that is comfortable, and with whatever I just mentioned, with that kind of attitude, just let's bring in a bit of gratitude to this whole body, especially for all of the organs, all of our body organs, like little beings that have been supporting us. Report an error in the passage at 2:43 Highlight the passage at 2:43

3:12 Lots of gratitude and say thank you to the entire body, all starting from the heart to the lungs, your kidneys, liver, all the other little organs, and also the stomach. It's been digesting everything, trying very best. And of course your eyes for all the... Wholesome things that you are able to see, especially your ears, allowing you to hear all the beautiful dharma, your mouth, your nose, the whole body. Report an error in the passage at 3:12 Highlight the passage at 3:12

4:01 Each part is special and each part has contributed and bring up a great sense of gratitude and with your whole heart say thank you. Report an error in the passage at 4:01 Highlight the passage at 4:01

4:18 Take a few moments to just do it yourself. Scan through your body, meeting and connecting with each organ. See how it feels to connect to those internal organs. If you have never tried, it's interesting. Just direct your mind. Report an error in the passage at 4:18 Highlight the passage at 4:18

4:41 It's a different way of connecting. Whether you manage to connect or not, just have those organs, each one, one at a time. Thank you so much for being so helpful to me, for free. I never had to pay my body a single cent, right? I never had to pay anything. They never asked. They hardly ever complained. They've been very like faithful friends, really supporting me. Report an error in the passage at 4:41 Highlight the passage at 4:41

5:23 To do whatever I needed to do in my life. So I'm very, very grateful to my body. Saying thank you. As Report an error in the passage at 5:23 Highlight the passage at 5:23

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6:35 you're saying thank you, also bring some affection in your heart. Affection towards your whole body. Every part. Just bathe the entire body with cool affection coming from your heart. Also towards the heart. Report an error in the passage at 6:35 Highlight the passage at 6:35

6:58 And with that, allow your entire body to relax. The only instruction I would like to say is you would want to tell your mind to stay alert. Report an error in the passage at 6:58 Highlight the passage at 6:58

7:12 Because when you relax, there is a tendency to fall asleep. If you're really tired and if you fell asleep, that's perfectly fine. Report an error in the passage at 7:12 Highlight the passage at 7:12

7:24 But if you do want to meditate for a few minutes, maybe 20 minutes, Then give clear instructions to your mind to stay alert, spreading loving kindness, spreading affection to your entire body and with that allowing both the body and the mind to rest, to relax and to come to stillness. If Report an error in the passage at 7:24 Highlight the passage at 7:24

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8:45 you wish. You can imagine or visualize golden rays of light spreading through your body, meeting and greeting each organ, Report an error in the passage at 8:45 Highlight the passage at 8:45

9:01 expressing your gratitude and giving affection, loving kindness to each part stage by stage and allowing every part to rest. Report an error in the passage at 9:01 Highlight the passage at 9:01

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20:17 I love the golden rays of light. Rays of affection to reach every single cell in your body. and allow your body to heal. I love that raise So the next few minutes, as we are coming close to the end, just wish yourself Report an error in the passage at 20:17 Highlight the passage at 20:17

20:53 Healing, healing for the body and healing for the mind with your own sense of affection, sense of gratitude. Now Report an error in the passage at 20:53 Highlight the passage at 20:53

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22:28 I invite you to spread those golden rays of affection to the whole world, to all beings. May all beings be well. May all beings be happy. Report an error in the passage at 22:28 Highlight the passage at 22:28

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24:22 Now we are coming close to the very end of this meditation. Report an error in the passage at 24:22 Highlight the passage at 24:22

24:29 I invite you to take three long, deep breaths. Slowly, mindfully, gently. Report an error in the passage at 24:29 Highlight the passage at 24:29

24:45 And at the end of the last one, you can open your eyes and come out of meditation. Report an error in the passage at 24:45 Highlight the passage at 24:45

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25:56 Okay, giving a few minutes for people to come in and go. Report an error in the passage at 25:56 Highlight the passage at 25:56

26:29 Okay, how did you find Giving kindness to your body. Was that nice? Good thing to do? Yeah? Good. Report an error in the passage at 26:29 Highlight the passage at 26:29