Practical Meditation Exercises

How to Practice Observing — Inspired by the Heart Sutra

An exploration of my practice that I really enjoy

Cool place to meditate. I want to go there: Photo by Arnie Chou

Practising meditation can sometimes be and/or feel weird.

But trust me, writing about it is even more so!

Okay, looking for a meditation picture is worse.

It was so bad I opted for an awesome nature/river shot above!

It is an unusual mix of stiff shoulders, stiffer hips, unhappy faces and fake boobs. Why is hardly anyone smiling? Why are they semi-naked? I don’t want to know what they are meditating about…

But writing about it feels to me somehow fake or contrite…. so I will jump into the steps for you to just try it yourself!

Ah, that's better!

Their Name is The Technique

The Heart Sutra's main character is Observing Self-Being Bodhisattva — Guan Zi Zai Pu Sa.

Side notes — if you are not so familiar with the Heart Sutra helpful links here:

• Wiki link here.
• Simple English translation here.
• What it is about here.