Friday, August 1, 2014

Pebble meditation (My new version)

"Pebble meditation"

1st Pebble: "Freshness (Flowerness)" ⇒ "Beauty" (Joy)
<You pick up the first pebble and look at it for one second and put it back. You are identified as a flower.>

(Breathing in) I see myself as a flower.
(Breathing out) I feel fresh, fresh, fresh.

<3 times. You restore your flowerness. You restore your freshness. By the way of breathing, by the way of smiling, by the way of releasing the tension in your body. You take the first pebble and put it down on your right.>

2nd Pebble: "Solidity (Stability)" ⇒ "Solidity"
<You pick up the second pebble and look at it for one second and put it back. You are identified as a mountain.>

(Breathing in) I see myself as a mountain.
(Breathing out) I feel solid, solid, solid. (stable) 

<3 times. You are seated in a very stable position. You can be solid. There is a mountain in you. You take the second pebble and put it down on your right.>

3rd Pebble: "Stillness (Serenity, Tranquility)" ⇒ "Peace"
<You pick up the third pebble and look at it for one second and put it back. You are identified as still water.>

(Breathing in) I see myself as still water. (calm, stillness)
(Breathing out) I feel calm, calm, calmI am reflecting as they are.

<3 times. You are the water that is still. When you are calm and still, you can see things as they truly are. You don't distort things. You are not victim of wrong perceptions. You take the third pebble and put it down on your right.>

4th Pebble: "Freedom (Happiness)" ⇒ "Freedom"
<You pick up the fourth pebble and look at it for one second and put it back. You are identified as space.>

(Breathing in) I see myself as space.
(Breathing out) I feel free, free, free. (freedom)

<3 times. Without freedom, happiness is not complete. If you love someone, offer him (her) freedom, inside and around. If you don't have enough space for yourself, how can you offer space for the person you love? You take the fourth pebble and put it down on your right.>

5th Pebble: "Love (Unconditional love)" ⇒ "Nirvana"
<You pick up the fifth pebble and look at it for one second and put it back. You are identified as sunshine.>

(Breathing in) I see myself as sunshine. (unconditional love)
(Breathing out) I feel love, love, unconditional love. I am shining into all unconditionally.

<3 times. You are the sunshine that is unconditional love. When you are unconditional love, you can shine as the sun. You don't separate yourself from others. Unconditional self-love spreads to others without discrimination like ripples. You take the fifth pebble and put it down on your right.>

Sound of the bell

These qualities are for us first. They bring us happiness. Your presence that has these qualities in it would be the perfect and the most beautiful gift that you can make to him or to her. So, our definition of love is to be there. And to be there in such a way can nourish him or her with your presence. If you are present with all these qualities, you are true lover. And this is the art of loving.

* From 0:35:20 to 0:52:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLi6ZuRpsvo
* From 0:14:05 to 0:36:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTynC3l2O_0
* From 1:07:02 to 1:14:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtP2hvI3mvo