Play Meditation
The Path of Tiger and Snow Lion
These two dignities are my path through the sense of overwhelm that overtakes us. Placing one paw in front of the next and invoking discipline leads to clarity and joy.
Transcript
[0:00] Let's practice.
[0:18] Taking our seat just where we are, just as we are. And we can begin with just a one breath meditation. Breathing in. And breathing out. And we can follow it with another one breath meditation.
[1:27] And just fully being with the experience of breathing as we breathe in and as we breathe out.
[1:53] And this one breath meditation is something we can do anytime during the day.
[2:42] Creating spaciousness.
[3:04] Breathing in and breathing out.
[3:33] And this could be part of following the path of Tiger into contentment. And Snow Lion into joy.
[4:09] The Path of Tiger is in those times of overwhelm. Calling upon that inner strength to stand up, to walk, brush our teeth, to sleep, move our body. Moving our attention from the overwhelm to this inner strength, this inner tiger, our inner warrior. One breath meditation. Breathing in. Breathing out. Creating space. Letting everything fall away. Feeling our feet on the ground.
[6:11] What is it that is right here to do? To be ourselves. To be grounded. Breathing in. Breathing out.
[6:53] The basics of living, feeling, moving, breathing, sleeping.
[7:31] And then as we take care of these basics, our feet moving, we may be able to move to the path of snow line, moving up the mountain a little bit, where discipline brings joy. And here again we keep our gaze on what is around us. Forget the news and articles and stories about other people. If we seek to stand up in the midst of overwhelm, bringing our gaze to our practices, our projects, our loved ones. An inviting discipline to help us thrive. Breathing in and breathing out. The discipline and priorities. What's important? What's important for our values. For us, for our loved ones. And shifting our attention just as we place our attention on the breath. What's important? Placing our attention on what's important. Cultivating this discipline. And
[11:23] as we create and strengthen the structure, great joy is to be found. and the simplicity of placing our awareness on what's important to us.
[12:33] placing our awareness on what's important. As distractions arise. We can notice. We can notice. We can leave them be. bring our awareness back. What we choose. Spend our time and effort on creating. And as we place our attention. As we gain clarity. We overwhelm. Releases.
[14:03] And so the invitation is to keep practicing, placing our awareness, breathing in and breathing out. Slowing down to this natural rhythm of the body.
[14:46] Feeling the rest and space. And as always available.
[15:31] In the midst of everything. We can call upon Tiger, our inner warrior. We can call upon the discipline of Snow Lion. And we can take one breath meditation. Breathing in. Breathing out.
[16:47] And perhaps feeling as you do. A little smile. Have rest. Have joy. Have space.
[17:29] And more space we bring in. And the more we can thrive, the more we can help others.
[18:06] Thank you.
[18:49] The situation of all overwhelm continues. The more important it is for us to practice, to bring space.
[19:30] Breathing in and breathing out.
[20:15] The Path of Tiger and Snow Lion
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