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

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Not in a rush to put your heart into some particular posture,

your attention into some particular shape.

Just finding your place. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And just sensing if there's anything that needs

the blessing of awareness and patience in order for you to be here

to be available for your breathing. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And just checking what image you have of your own body, the way that image you have of your own body, the way that image gets refreshed often. To the extent that there's self-consciousness that, um, associated with any part of your body.

Just relax. To the extent that there's anything, your body sensations that hurt, soften. soften Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It feels irresponsible to stop clinging even for a few moments. but whatever

but whatever alarm bells go off that make that feel unsafe.

Just breathe into that.

And breathe.

And breathe.

Knowing the beginning and ending of your inhale,

the beginning and ending of your exhale. Thank you. You know, You know, You know, You know, Our mind is always foraging in samsara, seeking some sara, seeking some small scrap of peace. But the Buddha said peace is only found through relinquishment.

This is what we really want.

Something that actually satiates us.

Food for the heart, Sergeant Cha said. Thank you. You know, You know, You know, You know, You know, You know, You know, Thank you. There's some kind of pain or heartache.

Mind can very quickly just bless that with compassion, equanimity.

Restlessness and agitation, just find what's stable.

Breathe into it.

Just touched with some measure of tranquility.

There's aversion, ill will, just a quick surgical strike. Meta. strike metta Just quietly helping phenomena

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