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BUDDHA MEDITATION

1. Seeing the Buddha before me in the seated meditation position,
I breathe in.
Joining my palms in respect,
I breathe out.
Buddha sitting


Joining palms
2. Seeing the Buddha in me, 
I breathe in.
Seeing myself in the Buddha, 
I breathe out.
Buddha in me

Me in Buddha
3. Seeing the boundary between myself and the Buddha disappear as the Buddha smiles,
I breathe in.
Seeing the boundary between the one who respects  and the one who is respected disappear as I smile,
I breathe out.
Buddha smiles,
no boundary

I smile, no boundary
4. Seeing myself bowing deeply to the Buddha, 
I breathe in.
Seeing the strength of the Buddha enter me,  I breathe out.
Bowing deeply to Buddha
Strength of Buddha in me


A Lotus

 

"Since the nature of the one who bows and the one who is bowed to is empty, the communication between us is perfect."

From Thich Nhat Hanh: The Blooming of a Lotus. Exercise 29, pg. 116  Boston: Beacon Press, 1993