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[This episode originally aired on December 25, 2023] Today I'd like to explore the topic of space • the idea of space as it relates to meditation practice is connected with the notion of “gap” — noticing gaps at the end of each outbreath, noticing the little refreshing moments between things, which we often miss • our connection with space can be an almost embodied or physical sense of things: we can sense when a space seems threatening or welcoming • we can begin to explore our relationship with space very simply by noticing our tendency to keep ourselves occupied when discomfort arises • can we just be at ease with ourselves? can we relax in space? • when there is too much space we start to feel groundless; but when there is not enough space we begin to feel claustrophobic • so we look for some kind of spacious quality that we can manage, to fit between those extremes • but trying to manage space is like trying to corral the sky; it can't be done • space dissolves any such schemes and strategies • maybe we need to drop all of our strategies for a moment, and let wisdom arise spontaneously from the freedom and vastness of space.
By Judy Lief4.8
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[This episode originally aired on December 25, 2023] Today I'd like to explore the topic of space • the idea of space as it relates to meditation practice is connected with the notion of “gap” — noticing gaps at the end of each outbreath, noticing the little refreshing moments between things, which we often miss • our connection with space can be an almost embodied or physical sense of things: we can sense when a space seems threatening or welcoming • we can begin to explore our relationship with space very simply by noticing our tendency to keep ourselves occupied when discomfort arises • can we just be at ease with ourselves? can we relax in space? • when there is too much space we start to feel groundless; but when there is not enough space we begin to feel claustrophobic • so we look for some kind of spacious quality that we can manage, to fit between those extremes • but trying to manage space is like trying to corral the sky; it can't be done • space dissolves any such schemes and strategies • maybe we need to drop all of our strategies for a moment, and let wisdom arise spontaneously from the freedom and vastness of space.

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