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How can a humble paint of Guinness

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explain the fundamental nature

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of reality? Welcome to

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Mindfulness for beginners. Well,

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We're doing our final part of our refresh

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of the basics of mindfulness. And

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this week, we're talking about the interconnected

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nature of all things or

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interbeing, as Take MatHan described

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it, A good analogy for

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enter being is a web or a network.

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Just as each strand and a web is

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connected to and dependent on

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every other strand, Everything

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in the universe is interconnected and

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dependent on everything else. And

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just as the web is stronger and more

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stable, when the strands are connected.

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So are we stronger and more stable

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when we tap into that interconnected nature

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of reality? The philosopher

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Alan Watts said, what you are

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basically deep, deep dying is

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simply the fabric and structure

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of existence itself. If

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that's too mind blowing, then we can consider

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our humble paint of Guinness. My

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father's drink of choice when he was alive

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I never required the taste for it, unfortunately.

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A pint of Guinness looks like just a pint

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of Guinness, but if you look deeply

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onto it, you can see that it's made

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up of water, barley, hops,

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yeast, all grown in different

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parts of the world and brought together to create

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something more than some of

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its parts. It also includes

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sunshine, the labor of people,

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and the dust of long dead stars, You

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can probably think of many more things that

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go onto it. And this is certainly something

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like an ad for Guinness. To be clear, this

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podcast is not sponsored by Guinness.

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But looking deeply, you might observe that

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the point of Guinness is made up of non

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Guinness elements like the water

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or the Sunshine. And if you

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take any of those nonginnest elements

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away, the paint of Guinness

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ceases to exist. And

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just like the point of guiness. If you took

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away our ancestors, our knowledge,

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the air we breathe, the food we eat,

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we wouldn't be all sin anymore. Whereas

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connected to the world we live in as

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a tree is to the earth. And

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just like how the ingredients in a pint of

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guineas come together to create something

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new. So too, do all

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things in life come together to create the

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fabric of reality? The

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actions one person can have a ripple

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effect on countless others, just

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like a stone thrown onto your pond.

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By viewing the world through this lands,

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we open ourselves up to freeing

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ourselves from suffering and living

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a more fulfilling life, deeply

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connected to the people and

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world around us. So

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into being is about recognizing that

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nothing exists in isolation and

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everything is interconnected. It's

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about understanding that when you smile at

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someone, it's not just a smile

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It's a start of a chain reaction that can

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spread over the face of the earth. And

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that my friend is the beauty of

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interbeing. It's a reminder

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that we're all and this together and that

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our actions can make difference in

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the world no matter how big or small

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they may be. So when you

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go about your day, Take a moment to

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appreciate the things that make your life

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possible, the food you eat,

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the clothes you wear, the people you

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interact with, They all come

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together to create the reality you

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experience. And when you show

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gratitude for these things, you're

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not just expressing thanks. You're

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recognizing the enter being.

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Understanding interdependence is the key

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to our liberation and true peace.

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When we realize that my happiness and

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suffering is your happiness and suffering.

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Your happiness and suffering is my

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happiness and suffering. We're

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walking the path of creating

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a happier kinder world.

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So now we're going to share a guided meditation

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on intervene from mad hands,

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blooming of a lotus. It's

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a meditation on a flower. I have

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had feedback from folks that define it

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hard to understand how I pronounce that word.

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What I'm saying is flower, but

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in my accent, it sounds like

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flower. So we'll start

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with three signs of the bell and

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the usual settling and introduction.

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And we'll start as we always do

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by focusing on our posture And

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I would invite you to imagine that you have a thread

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attached to the crown of your head and

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just gently pulling it upwards and

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in upright position. Your

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spine like a stack of coins. Your

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heart raised upwards and upwards. Your

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hands comfortably in your lap. And we'll

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just take a moment to enjoy

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the stability of her posture, and

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maybe even a lawyer, a gentle smile to

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emerge on our face.

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And expanding that spotlight of awareness

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to your entire body,

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noticing where you feel warm or cold.

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I'm just saying where you feel tense or

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relaxed. You're

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becoming aware of the sensation of the clothes

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against your skin and

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the points of contact between your body

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and the chair and the floor. Shifting

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that spotlight of awareness to your

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thoughts and feelings. And

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as we go through the gated meditation, just

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noticing each thought as it arises, and

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that might be an anxious thought

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about tomorrow. It

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could be a happy thought about today.

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Or a regretful thought about yesterday?

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Just sitting with each thought for a moment.

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Allowing it to leave, and

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then gently with the

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judgment. Bringing

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your attention back

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to your breath. And

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finally, focusing your awareness and your

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breath, noticing

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that column of air between your nose and

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your diaphragm, I'm

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missing how your shoulders rise

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as you breathe in. Until

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your stomach falls as

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you breathe out. Breathing

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in. I'm in touch with the

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flower. Breathing

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out. I'm in touch

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with its fragrance. And beauty.

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Flower fragrance

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and beauty. Breathing

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in. I'm in

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touch with the sun and the flower.

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Breathing out. I

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know that without the sun, there would be

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no flower. Sun

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and flower? Without

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sun? No flower.

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Breathing in. I'm

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in touch with the cloud and the

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floor. Breathing

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at. I know that

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without the cloud, there would be no flower.

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Cloud and flower? Was

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that cloat? No

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flower? Breathing

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it. I am in touch

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with the earth and the floor, breathing

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out. I knew that

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without the earth, there would be no flower.

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Earth and flower, without

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the earth, No

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flower. Breathing

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in, I am in touch

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with the air and the floor. Breathing

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out. I knew that

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without the air, there would be

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no flower. Air

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and flower Exight

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air, no

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floor. Breathing

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in. I'm in touch

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with space in the floor.

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Breathing out. I know

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that without space, there would be

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no flower. Space

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and flower without

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space. No

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flower. Breathing

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in. I see the

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impermanence of the floor. Breathing

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out. I see the flower

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becoming compost. Flowers

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and permanent. Becoming

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compost. I

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see the compost being spread on

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flower beds. Breathing

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out. I

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see the old flower becoming

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new flowers. Compulse

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being spread. Old

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Flyer becoming

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new Flyers. And

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as we reach the end of the gated meditation

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together, Just

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take in moment to notice any changes

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in our body, in the areas of

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relaxation, in

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the areas of discomfort and take an

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opportunity to stretch those? Just

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given the body what it needs. I'm

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seeing any changes in the mind. If

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you feel a sense of calm or peace, then

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I would invite you to carry that through

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the rest of your day. And

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finally, opening our eyes and returning

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our awareness to the

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room that we're in. And

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just an invitation before we finish.

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You may want to Start

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to become aware

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of your breath. Start to count

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your breath, breathing in. One,

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breathing out. One, breathing

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in two, breathing

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out. Two and so on. And

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just see how far you can carry that through

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your day. And you may want to imagine

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all of the thousands of people listening to

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us across the world, all of

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us breathing together as

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well. I

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may be happy. You

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may be peaceful. Let

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me see yourself through the eyes of understanding

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and compassion. Islana

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will do, and we'll see you

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next time. Well,