Elemental Mastery: A Samurai's Meditation, Day 6: "The Circle of 5 Rings" meditation series

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This meditation, inspired by Miyamoto Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings," guides you through the mastery of the five elements—Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Void. Each element represents a fundamental aspect of life and strategy. Through focused breathing and visualization, you will connect with the grounding stability of Earth, the adaptive flow of Water, the passionate intensity of Fire, the free movement of Wind, and the infinite potential of Void. Embrace this practice to harmonize these elements within yourself, achieving balance, clarity, and a warrior's calm.

Welcome to our 7-day meditation series inspired by "The Book of Five Rings" by the legendary samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. In this series, we will delve into the profound teachings of the five elements—Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Void—each representing a unique aspect of strategy and life. Through daily meditations and reflections, you will learn to harness these elements to cultivate inner strength, adaptability, passion, freedom, and infinite potential. Join us on this transformative journey to gain clarity, balance, and mastery in both your personal and professional life.

This is episode 6 of this week's 7-day meditation series, "The Circle of 5 Rings: A Strategy to Win at Life " 379-385.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Win Differently Quest

Practice going with the flow by engaging in a new activity or solving a problem in a different way than usual. Notice how being flexible and adaptable impacts your experience. Journal about a situation where adapting like water helped you navigate more effectively.

A DIFFERENT MEDITATION TECHNIQUE EVERY DAY FOCUSED ON A WEEKLY THEME:

Get ready for an exciting journey with a new meditation technique every day, perfectly tailored to the week's theme! Infuse these powerful practices into the most stressful moments of your day to master difficult emotions. These dynamic techniques will help you tame the "monkey mind," keeping your thoughts from interrupting your meditation and bringing peace and focus to your life.

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**All of the information shared on this podcast is for your enjoyment only. Please don't consider the meditation techniques, herbal tea information, or other information shared by Mary Meckley or any of her guests as a replacement for any medical or psychological treatment. That being said, please enjoy any peace, energy, or clarity you may experience as you meditate.

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0:00.0	In today's episode, you are going to be guided in a meditation to know that you are worth it and we're going to be continuing as we
0:17.8	follow along with this week's theme which is following the book of Miamoto Musashi, the book of five rings.
0:29.4	And every single day this week, this is a Friday as I record this, every single day this week starting on this past Sunday.
0:38.0	So this is clear at episode six, we've explored a different meditation technique that goes along with one of the principles in Musashi's book, the Book of Five Rings, and this is a powerful book. And so I'm going to be sharing
0:59.3	with you one of his chapters just a little bit from one of his chapters on emptiness is called
1:10.8	the emptiness chapter and you're also going to is called the Emptiness Chapter.
1:13.0	And you're also going to explore the benefits of an herbal tea
1:19.0	because every Friday is SIP and Ome day where I share an herbal tea that benefits you and you are guided in a meditation.
1:30.3	So the tea we're going to explore today is none other than Mugi Cha, which is really a very popular drink in Japan where
1:42.0	Miamoto Musashi was from. He was a famous samurai in Japan in the 1600s who wrote a book all about how to win at whatever you do specifically for him it was
1:59.0	sword fighting because in his day that is what it took to gain power and to stay alive for him in some cases.
2:10.9	And so I'm going to share with you the health benefits of Mugi-Cha tea.
2:17.0	When I lived in Japan, every summer we would drink Mugi-Cha, and I always felt horrible after I drank it.
2:26.2	And now I know why, because at that time I didn't realize that I needed to stay away from gluten.
2:33.0	Well, Mugi Cha is made from barley,
2:36.0	is a grain that has gluten in it,
2:40.0	and so no wonder I didn't feel very well after. I would have Mujia. So I want you right now to go ahead and
2:48.5	get ready to meditate. So go ahead and sit up straight, straighten your spine, and begin to relax your
2:59.1	body. Relax your face and jaw.
3:09.4	Relax your neck and your shoulders. Relax your arms and your hands. Relax your stomach and as you inhale and exhale with each inhale
3:31.8	feel your stomach rise upward as you oxygenate your entire body. Soften your stomach,
3:37.0	let it hang loose. You look fantastic. So let your stomach hang loose. When you suck your stomach in,
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