The following talk was given at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California.

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Hello friends, hello and welcome to the 7 a.m. called the 7 a.m. sit and talk.

And good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are in the world.

Lovely to be with you today.

So we're going to continue our theme of exploring trust,

confidence, Sada.

Let's begin by sitting together and I introduce a meditation related to the theme. So let us arrive, let us land.

Let us land right here right now in our bodies in this moment in time. letting go from whatever has arisen before in this moment and connecting with the sensations of the body connected to the earth, rooted. body.

Connected to the earth, rooted to the earth, present, alive, for this limited time here. This precious moment of being alive. Knowing this body from the inside.

It's only I can do, I can do.

Only I can know this body intimately from the inside.

Nobody else can.

Getting to know, sense, feel the sensations of touch contact with the earth and the sensations of the breath intimately.

You're letting go of thoughts and memories and... We can pick him up later, we can pick him up later, but right now.

Connecting with the breath,

connecting with the breath, calming, soothing.

We know, connecting with the breath can be calming and soothing.

We know this, we know. Why do we forsake the breath for others?

For thoughts and distractions and worries in this moment. No need dear mind. Don't forsake yourself. relaxing in being. Relaxing and being connected, fully mindful of the breath in breath and out breath.

To calm the mind,

the mind, bring clarity of knowing, clarity of vision,

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