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 table 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 table 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.

Mindful Eating Basic Brief

Be aware of reactions in your body and mind.
Be aware of chewing movements.
Be aware of taste and taste change.
Be aware of pleasantness and desire.
Just be with the desire.
Chew and swallow food by your choice.
Experience joy.
Be aware of the mind that is aware of the eating experiences.
Be aware of cause for the phenomena of food, taste, pleasantness and desire.
Eat 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.