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Meditation
Body like the mountain, heart like the ocean, mind like the sky....Dogen Irrigators draw off water, fletchers straighten arrows, carpenters shape wood; the wise tame themselves. - Dhammapada, 80 Meditation is the cultivation of a healthy, positive mind. We teach two traditional ways of meditation. Although simple to get started with, they take us deeply into a positive transformation of our mind and heart.
Mindfulness of breathing is a simple and direct way of developing awareness and calm. With this practice we follow the natural flow of our breath, becoming more and more focused and fully present. This allows us to be more wholeheartedly engaged with life and less distracted and dissipated.
The cultivation of loving kindness helps us to deepen our emotional warmth and friendliness towards ourselves and others. Through this practice we learn to open our heart more to the breadth of experience that life offers, becoming less hateful, irritable and closed off.
We might pick up a lot from a book, but nothing beats the encouragement of learning and practicing with others. Our classes are open to all who wish to start as beginners or deepen an existing meditation practice.
Some handy links:- Wildmind website FWBO meditation A Guide to Buddhist Meditation Visit our bookshop for an extensive range of meditation books, media and supplies
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