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masters today we are going to enjoy a
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meditation guided by the wisdom of
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dlo the Jesuit priest and
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psychotherapist known for his unique
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spirituality psychology and sharp wit
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urging us to wake up from our
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conditioning and see reality
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directly find a comfortable
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position sitting or lying
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down allow your body to relax but keep
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watchful gently close your eyes
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bring your attention to your
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breathing don't control it just observe
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the natural rhythm of the breath flowing
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sensation the movement
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this simple act of watching the breath
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is an exercise in awareness
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anthony Dlo emphasized awareness above
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else not thinking about things but
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them he often said something to the
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of awareness awareness
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clarified awareness is not the same as
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thought it is a state of alert
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awakeness practice this now become aware
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of the sensations in your
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notice become aware of any sounds around
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you without labeling them good or
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bad become aware of any thoughts
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drifting through your mind
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watching them like clouds passing in the
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sky without grasping or pushing away
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dlo challenged us to see how our
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perceptions are often
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projections he pointed out "You see
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persons and things not as they are but
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this notice how your mood your
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beliefs your past experiences color how
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you see the world and the people in
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it can you become aware of these
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filters without judgment simply notice
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the layer of interpretation you add to
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reality what is it like to just
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observe attempting to see without the
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he taught that much of our suffering
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comes from clinging and
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attachments while a specific wording
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varies a core message was akin
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to the root of sorrow is
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attachment and that liberation comes
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from seeing these attachments for what
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gently bring your awareness to anything
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you might be clinging
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expectations desires beliefs about
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outcomes don't try to force
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detachment simply become aware of the
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clinging the tightness it
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creates see the attachment clearly
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awareness itself begins to loosen the
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dlo often suggested that happiness isn't
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something to be chased but our natural
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state obscured by our
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illusions he might say something like
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"Happiness is your natural
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state it is the absence of striving for
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happiness." Or pointing out that it
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arises when attachments fall away
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striving even for happiness or
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enlightenment just for these few
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moments relax into simply being aware
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notice the sense of peace or okayess
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that might be present
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underneath the usual layers of desire
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can you sense the ease of your natural
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state when the effort stops oops
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his instructions were often radically
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simple cutting through
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look see what is actually here now
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instruction look at your
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breath look at the silence between
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sounds look at the awareness that is
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experiencing these sensations
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just look with fresh eyes moment by
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this simple direct seeing is the
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awakening dlo pointed towards
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Now gently begin to allow your awareness
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to include the feeling of your body as a
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whole notice the contact points with the
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you become aware once more of the space
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around you the room you are in listen to
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environment take a slightly deeper
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breath feeling alert and
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refreshed when you feel ready gently
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carry this spirit of
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awareness this willingness to just look
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and see things as they are into the rest
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suggested you don't have to do anything
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understand understanding arises from
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thank you for joining this meditation
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guided by the wisdom of Anthony Dlo
