3.6. Week 6: Exploring the wisdom of feelings

Feelings need to be felt. They indicate how far we are from feeling as good as we wish to feel. They are an indication of the state of parts of our nervous system. Kind awareness helps to settle the imbalanced activation in our systems.

1. Read Chapter Nine "Turning Towards Difficulties"

2. Choose one or two of the following meditations (and try without the audio file, if you can)

• Eight minutes of Breath & Body meditation (meditation four, pages 125 to 127)

15MB

Meditation4.mp3

Start Meditation Four: Breath and Body

• Eight-minutes of Sounds & Thoughts meditation (meditation five, pages 141 to 146)

11MB

Meditation5.mp3

Start Meditation Five: Sounds and Thoughts

• Ten minute of Exploring Difficulty meditation (six, pages 169 to 172)

14MB

Meditation6.mp3

Start Meditation Six: Exploring Difficulty

• Befriending (Kindness) or Enjoyment meditation (supplementary meditation, S1)

3. Continue mindful living

• Three Minute Breathing Space to be practised 2-3 times a day at regular times and especially when encountering difficulty (see pages 178 to 181).