Tuesday, May 5, 2009

"Homework"- week one (Getting situated) and additional resources


Meditation

* Everyday stop for mindful breathing for 10 minutes (could be at work during a break or at home)

* Longer 20-40 minute practice 3x (Weekday morning meditation at SFBC is a 40 minute sit, doors open at 7:25am with the sit starting at 7:30am)

In formal meditation practice of the Four Stage Mindfulness of Breathing train yourself in noticing the "quality of attention" (mindful; just noticing without trying to improve, add, subtract, judge the experience; simply allowing and being curious; being present and kind and friendly towards what arises)

* Do at least one 40 min. practice per week

* Meditation review update (Click HERE to fill out review which will be accessed by the Team and will hopefully allow you to focus and reflect on your meditation practice)-- please use this if it makes sense to keep you engaged and feels useful.

CORE READING FOR THE WEEK (Follow hyperlink from title)

-Chapter 2 (page 13-24), titled "Goal Setting" from Living with Awareness, by Sangharakshita


WEEK ONE RESOURCES

-Led meditation from first night (click the > to start playing)


-Viveka's introductory talk (to listen, click the > button, like on your own CD player)



-A written description of the four stages

1 comment:

  1. Hi All, I missed the first class but am looking forward to connecting with you over the next few weeks of the series. I have been enjoying making time to practice the breathing meditation. I hope everyone has a wonderful Mother's Day.

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