You Are Not Alone

Transcript

[0:04] Let's practice.

[0:32] Taking our seat. Right where we are, wherever that is.

[1:04] Uplifted. Facing forward. Alert. And restful. Attitude. And this open front, open heart.

[2:07] And checking in with our intention for practice. Why do we practice? Why today? Why now?

[2:39] Bringing to mind those that we practice for. And cultivating our intentions.

[3:30] And then bringing our mind, our attention to the breath. The experience of the body breathing. In particular, the out breath.

[4:19] Training with this precise attention. And then resting in the open space. As our breath mixes with space.

[7:40] We are not alone.

[8:31] We practice here together. And also around the world there are gentle, open-hearted warriors.

[9:23] Staying with the breath. And you have a lineage.

[9:59] There is an unbroken line. Have open, gentle-hearted warriors training and taking compassionate action. And we can call upon this strength of lineage.

[10:49] We are not alone.

[11:59] We can call upon this lineage. You may feel it in a family history, your heritage, your religion or philosophy. Or you may feel it in the tradition of meditators.

[12:59] As we breathe. And rest in an open space. We may sense and feel this lineage with us in that space. With that strength and a power and a resilience that we can call upon.

[14:49] Warrior in the world.

[15:26] We face our challenges. Face into all that is in the world. All that is in our minds. We choose to practice and to train. As we sit and breathe. Staying with each breath.

[16:30] We can feel and call upon this lineage. The many others that also choose. In this path. In the many in the past. And the many right now. In the world.