Other Meditation
Just Sitting
Just sit in a tall and relaxed posture that allows your body to breathe naturally with the abdomen and your mind to rest in the experience of breathing.
Just Standing
Just stand tall and relaxed with a straight spine and slightly bent knees. This is to allow your body to breathe naturally with the abdomen and your mind to rest in the experience of breathing.
Just Eating
Experience eating while slowly chewing a small amount of food and swallowing it. Leave your eating utensils on the plate or bowl while chewing. Savor one breath after swallowing the food.
Just Eating 2
Intentionally chew a small amount of food and swallow it instead of eating automatically driven by urge. Leave your eating utensils on the plate or bowl while chewing. Savor one breath after swallowing the food.
Just Eating 3
Chew a small amount of food slowly and swallow it for a purpose greater than just satisfying your hunger. Leave your eating utensils on the plate or bowl while chewing. Savor one breath after swallowing the food.
Mind Scan
Check your mind for the following:
peaceful or not, concentrated or not, grateful or not, on autopilot or not,
desiring or not, averse or not, having an inner contradiction or not, and aware of what you do not know or not.
Just Being
Just be and look deeply into what you are experiencing.
Experiencing Gratitude
Experience gratitude.
Sending Good Wishes
Mentally send good wishes1 to all directions toward everyone in the world.
Experiencing Joy of Others
Experience happiness of others such as moment of joy, good health, good fortune, accomplishment.
For Others
Acting with genuine motivation and intention of benefiting others. For example, you can cook a meal with the motivation and intention of benefiting others. Similarly, you can speak or eat a meal for others.
Basic Practice with Sounds
- Notice the sound of a wave continuously from the beginning to the ending as the wave coming and going away.
- Notice the sound of a bell continuously from the beginning to the ending as the bell rings.
- Notice the sound of a car continuously from the beginning to the ending as the car coming and passing away.
See also
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alternatively send goodwill or good energy. ↩︎