So I remember though, some instructions from one of my teachers, that when we're feeling...
Join the conversation
Log in or create an account to leave a comment
Log In
So I remember though, some instructions from one of my teachers, that when we're feeling this extraordinarily effective suffering, so my body is tight, and it feels flooded with cortisol and other chemicals of stress, and my mind is telling
me, "I don't belong here." I remember the practice, and the practice is just to simply question the truth of that thought and open my entire attention to all the difficult sensations, to noticing my mind wants
to pull me out of presence, come back to presence, stay with the body, feel the discomfort, open to it and let it sort of
sizzle and cure me as it were, and rest and watch this duration
me, "I don't belong here." I remember the practice, and the practice is just to simply question the truth of that thought and open my entire attention to all the difficult sensations, to noticing my mind wants
to pull me out of presence, come back to presence, stay with the body, feel the discomfort, open to it and let it sort of
sizzle and cure me as it were, and rest and watch this duration
Full Transcript
00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.408
So I remember though,
00:00:02.474 --> 00:00:04.678
some instructions from one of my teachers,
00:00:04.744 --> 00:00:05.978
that when we're feeling
00:00:06.044 --> 00:00:08.638
this extraordinarily effective suffering,
00:00:08.704 --> 00:00:10.268
so my body is tight,
00:00:10.334 --> 00:00:13.478
and it feels flooded with cortisol
00:00:13.544 --> 00:00:15.458
and other chemicals of stress,
00:00:15.524 --> 00:00:19.208
and my mind is telling
me, "I don't belong here."
00:00:19.274 --> 00:00:20.001
I remember the practice,
00:00:20.131 --> 00:00:22.438
and the practice is just to simply
00:00:22.504 --> 00:00:24.788
question the truth of that thought
00:00:24.854 --> 00:00:27.838
and open my entire attention
00:00:27.904 --> 00:00:30.029
to all the difficult sensations,
00:00:30.999 --> 00:00:33.798
to noticing my mind wants
to pull me out of presence,
00:00:33.864 --> 00:00:35.708
come back to presence, stay with the body,
00:00:35.774 --> 00:00:36.971
feel the discomfort,
00:00:37.999 --> 00:00:42.999
open to it and let it sort of
sizzle and cure me as it were,
00:00:42.674 --> 00:00:44.941
and rest and watch this duration.
Want This Clip in HD?
Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →
Movie Summary
This insightful and informative documentary explores the popular world of Mindfulness from the perspective of four people who study and teach it.
