Part 2: A Heart that is Ready for Anything - The Gateway of Equanimity

Tara Brach

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🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In a world where the pace and magnitude of change is beyond anything ever experienced by humans, we are being called to cultivate the qualities of calm, inner balance and a steady, wise heart. These two talks look at the conditioning that fuels our emotional reactivity, and the practices that cultivate equanimity, resilience and a full, openhearted presence. We dedicate to these practices for the sake of our own freedom, and the wellbeing of all beings.

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0:00.0	You know, You know, You know, You know, You know, You know, The
4:33.6	The Greetings, welcome, friends. This is our Wednesday meditation and talk. We're being webcasted on my YouTube pages and also IMCWs.
5:11.0	Let's begin our meditation together and you might check the posture you're in and make whatever adjustments help you to be sitting in a way that's upright so you're
5:24.1	alert and also at ease relaxed.
5:28.1	You know, Oh. Oh. Oh.
5:38.3	Mm.
5:39.3	Mm.
5:40.3	Mm.
5:41.3	Mm. Beginning by being aware of your breath and extending the in breath.
6:07.0	So you can really fill your chest and lungs. Nice deep, full in breath.
6:13.6	And then a slow out breath, slowly enough
6:18.6	so you can feel the sensations of letting go.
6:26.6	And again, a full deep in breath and a slow out breath.
6:36.3	And a slow out breath, letting go, letting go, letting go.
6:45.0	Letting go.
6:47.0	And once again, inhaling deeply.
6:55.0	Exhaling slowly, softening down the lens of your body as you exhale, feel the sensations of letting go.
7:07.6	And then notice as the breath resumes in its natural rhythm,
7:16.6	feelings of relaxing with the inflow, relaxing
7:23.9	open and relaxing with the outflow, letting go. Be aware of the increased quality of presence, witnessing this breathing body. That presence can deepen as you intentionally release areas of tightness in holding.
8:18.3	You might feel the region of the eyes and see if you can soften, let the brow be smooth,
8:29.0	sensing the eyes as orbs floating in pools of water.
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