85 Merging the mind with space

Fall 2013 Shamatha and the Bodhisattva Way of Life

Oct 23, 2013Religion & Spirituality

As you merge the mind with space, maintain a flow of knowing of the sheer absence of thought. It is a knowing of emptiness that can lead to an open expanse. Meditation starts at: 6:40 (silent, not recorded)

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