Rum Guest House poem
Watch what is arising for you: sounds that you hear, sensations that you feel, thoughts, emotions, etc.
Be with whatever comes, even if you don't like it. We practice being with what comes instead of pushing it down or away.
"This too"
"This is suffering; other people feel it too. May I be kind" -- Tara Brach
Meditation done at the beginning and end of class:
To paraphrase:
Feel the space that you're in. Notice the sounds, feel the air, etc. Take your awareness to the walls, the edges of the space.
Next, take your awareness out into the night. See what arises. Your awareness can extend as far as you can imagine.
Return your awareness back to the room, this space that you're in and these people you are with.
Bring your awareness into your body. Be with what arises. Watch without reacting.
Awareness doesn't need a subject: doesn't need an "I". Be awareness. Be breath.
