S4 - Getting Off the Thought Bus, and the Sky-Like Mind
David Oromith · 79 minutes · recorded February 4, 2023
After settling with the breath, David turns to the nature of thoughts: how we fuse with them, the story of the two arrows, and the image of thoughts as buses we climb aboard without checking where they go. He teaches thought labelling, simply naming a thought as a thought to loosen its pull, then leads a meditation in which we picture the mind as open sky and thoughts as passing clouds. Discussion covers writing thoughts down to gain distance, and the habit of worrying about worry itself.
Guided Meditation - 20m0s – Viewing the Mind As Like the Sky Meditation Guided Meditation - 15m0s - The Space of the Mind Meditation (getting to know the mind & thoughts, without the visualisation) Pages 216-240, the chapters on 'Becoming Aware of the Mind, Thoughts and Emotions' from A Practical Guide to Mindful Living.
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