Daily Reflection Sit

Explaining the high correlation between the level of concentration and depth of insight.

Patience and Inner Compassion, not Striving!

The Holding Environment, the opening posture for mindfulness meditation practice, is an embodied manifestation of concentration. Every time we set up the practice or reconstitute this foundational posture, we strengthen the skill of concentration.

It is helpful to focus attention on neutral objects such as the breath or sounds. These don’t disturb and agitate the heartmind, making it easier to stay in a calm zone.

Continuity of mindful attention from one moment to the next on more than one object; Following the bouncing ball of the mind without distraction.

Deeper insight will not arise without it.

Mantras are phrases, words, or sounds repeated silently or chanted out loud,  to collect, calm and focus the mind on one object. Metta phrases are a type of mantra that encourage goodwill. Uniting the breath and metta phrases support the heart & mind to unify and be at ease.

When developing concentration, we engage caring attention in the act of tracking by bringing attention to different areas of the body without analyzing what sensations are present. Instead we simply notice or track the placement of attention and offering the body part metta or lovingkindness.