Grounding

From Things and Stuff Wiki
Revision as of 21:57, 22 August 2019 by Milk (talk | contribs) (→‎In general)
Jump to navigation Jump to search


Morning

Meditation stages

Sitting down

  • find a secluded place
  • take time to get your body right - movements
  • consider sitting with back support or in a chair
  • or another posture
  • ardent, situationally aware and mindful
  • mindfulness is [to be] well established for the sake of knowledge and vision
  • investigating internally and externally, separately then together

Breath

  • being mindful of then slowing then letting go of the breath

Body

  • scan from one end to another, a slow and deep listening to parts of the body
  • recognise the materials the body is made of, as well as those of other bodies

Feelings

  • notice pleasant, painful and neutral sensations
  • notice carnal and spiritual

Emotions

  • recognise if lust or without, anger or without, delusion or without
  • recognise if emotions are concentrated or scattered, exalted or not, surpassed or not
  • recognise if there is peace, tranquility or liberation

Thoughts

  • recognise any sensory desire, anger or ill will, sloth or apathy, restlessness or worry, doubt
  • recognise how these states come to be, how they can be abandoned, and how to avoid them in future
  • recognise mindfulness, discernment, energy, joy, tranquillity, absorption and equanimity

Forgiveness

  • "forgive me, i forgive you, i forgive myself"

Metta / loving kindness

  • "may all beings, may all beings be well, may all beings realise nibanna"
  • "may i be happy and free from suffering"
  • "may a teacher, benefactor or respected person be happy and free from suffering"
  • "may a dear platonic friend be happy and free from suffering"
  • "may a neutral person be happy and free from suffering"
  • "may a antagonistic person be happy and free from suffering"

Compassion / karuna

  • empathy

Compersion / mudita

  • sympathetic joy
    • to the joy of another
    • to the joy of two others
    • to the joy of a group
    • to the joy of all

Equanimity / upekkha

  • allow equanimity, to accept reality as-it-is without craving or aversion
  • aware, non-reactive, cool
  • peace and acceptance
  • like a reed in the wind