{"id":1625,"date":"2010-07-26T22:18:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T05:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2010-07-26T22:18:33","modified_gmt":"2010-07-27T05:18:33","slug":"10-minute-silent-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/?p=1625","title":{"rendered":"10 Minute Silent Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"

I filmed three meditations on July 24th trying to get one clip that I could use to submit to the global project “Life In A Day<\/a>“.\u00a0 But the Universe had a different idea of raw footage.\u00a0 Our camera decided that it simply couldn’t autofocus by the watergarden.\u00a0 The heat made sitting on top of my stone zafu feel like I was squatting atop a dorm room hot plate.\u00a0 And my hair was … well it wasn’t what I would have chosen for the hallmark of my existence.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, with the help of my son behind the camera and my daughter armed with the meditation chime, we made several videos to submit to this joint YouTube experiment.\u00a0 I answered the questions<\/a> they asked for, made the four sound bytes requested (clap<\/a>, breath<\/a>, one note<\/a> and my “favorite sound<\/a>“.)\u00a0 I even submitted a little clip of my silly dog <\/a>— what is Life without our beloved pets?\u00a0 And even with my over pixalated and imperfect hair … I sent in an unedited meditation clip.<\/a> For me that is pretty much … Life EVERY DAY.<\/p>\n

Below is an edited clip from the first zazen sit of the day.\u00a0 This was one I didn’t use for my entry.\u00a0 Yet the sense of I AM and stillness was so profound (for me) that I thought I’d share with my Zen friends.<\/p>\n

Sometimes we are just seeking Stillness. A moment when the mind falls away and the spaciousness of our existence can be apperceived. No matter what is happening around us, we can be Present to our True Nature. I invite you to take ten minutes and sit with me. Share in the solidity of my stillness. Relax. Breathe. And Let Go.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Namast\u00e9.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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