This talk was given on the Summer solstice, and the teachings were held outside under the large Plane tree in the Gaia House gardens. Martin explores 3 facets of awareness practice, seeing how they can be applied in any moment, both within the formality of meditation and moment by moment in our wider lives. The 3 are Embodied Presence, Exploration and Inquiry, and Openness to the Nature of experience.
These regularly scheduled evenings will begin with a guided meditation and then open up to our practice questions allowing us time to deepen in Sangha through mindful community discussion.
Vipassana as process (vs. content) meditation. Lucid dreaming practice as a method to examine our waking reality. Seeing the three characteristics of existence as the aspects of ultimate reality.
1. Seeing the mind clearly
2. Keeping the mind in balance
3. Curing ordinary illness
4. Understanding the Dhamma teachings easily, deeply, and thoroughly
5. Not being reborn in the four woeful states...stream entry
The way we approach life will determine much the outcome… same with meditation practice. How to adopt the proper distance towards objects and situations
