Meditation Technique; “like the waves in the ocean…”

Published on Mar 02, 2012 by in Meditation, Teachings

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“Whatever thoughts and emotions arise in meditation, allow them to rise and settle, like the waves in the ocean. Whatever you find yourself thinking, let that thought rise and settle, without any constraint. Don’t grasp at it, feed it, or indulge it, don’t cling to it, and don’t try to solidify it. Neither follow thoughts nor invite them; be like the ocean looking at its own waves, or the sky gazing down on the clouds that pass across it.

You will soon find that thoughts are like the wind; they come and go. The secret is not to “think” about the thoughts but to allow them to flow through your mind, while keeping your mind free of afterthoughts.”

– Sogyal Rinpoche

pic:  Ananda, doing the inner work before our Medicine Wheel when we lived in Flagstaff

One Response to “Meditation Technique; “like the waves in the ocean…””

  1. Roberto Crespo says:
    March 2, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    “Mindful Eating” in the NY Times? Say it ain’t so!!!!

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/dining/mindful-eating-as-food-for-thought.html?_r=1

    Namaste

    Yogi RC

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