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

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Good day to you. A warm welcome to this time of practicing together.

Again, it's wonderful seeing all of you on the chat,

very connected with the fact that how widespread the Sangha is.

So for this morning's, today's meditation, I'd like to touch upon the quality of trust or faith in the practice.

The Polly word is sadda.

It literally means to place your heart upon.

Sharon Salzburg defines it as trusting our own deepest experience.

It refers to an inner quality that we all have which unfolds and grows as we learn to trust that experience.

When we talk about faith, we're talking about heartfelt confidence in the possibility of our own awakening, of our own deep happiness.

When we place our heart upon the moment

we're wholeheartedly present, fully here,

and we can trust that that is enough

to pay attention to whatever's in front of us,

whatever is here. And its mindfulness strengthens, so does her confidence not to cling,

to not try to control, resist, or manipulate or experience.

And often, when things are challenging, the most important thing to have faith in,

to have trust in is the trust not to cling, to trust the ability to meet the moment with our open heart so let's sit

taking a comfortable and alert posture and gently closing our eyes.

Settling into your meditation posture, take a little time making any small adjustment

so the posture feels confident dignified

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