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

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Hmm, so taking our meditation posture,

and posture that reflects our intention to bring attention to our experience, so some uprightness and it also has ease.

And this can be a practice in itself,

how to have some uprightness without stiffness, some uprightness with also some flexibility or malleability. ability. This week I've been starting. This week I've been starting us off with bringing attention to our sitting surface and the

pressures against the body.

I think I'll continue with that this morning.

What does it feel like to feel connected, grounded to the foundation upon which you're sitting. It doesn't matter whether it's a couch, chair, bed, cushion. And we feel. caution.

And we feel connected.

Touching the surface. When the surface touch us. You're not going to see. Feeling the pressure against. feeling the

pressure against the body.

We don't need to use words,

we don't need to use words, we're just feeling the sensations.

Coming back to them when the mind wonders. You're not going to see. sitting cross-legged and for me feelings in the buttocks as it's sitting cross-legged.

And for me, feelings in the buttocks as it's sitting on the Zofu is predominant.

If you're in a chair, maybe it's the back of the legs.

If you're on a couch, maybe it's the back, so it leans back. If you're lying down, maybe it's the back

of like near the shoulders.

Wherever it is, just for a moment more resting attention on the contact with the

sitting or lying surface. You're not going to see. and then bring in some. And then bringing some attention to the front of the body, the face. Nice.

Lips touching. lips touching, maybe some sensations around the eyes. You're not going to see. The chest.

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