((( Ah )))

Let’s begin simply.

Reach up and touch your heart, tenderly…

Smile gently to yourself, with mercy and compassion

As you exhale, gently sigh

((( Ah )))

As you rest in this sense of

((( Clear Presence )))

Simply allow yourself to be fully present… awake… open… here….

Allow this wave of your Clear Presence

to open… deepen…. expand….

Resting effortlessly in this state of

((( Clear Presence )))

Touching your heart, smiling to yourself….

Simply allow the breaths to come and flow…

and allow other experiences – thoughts, sounds, sensations- that arise

to simply come and flow

within this space of

((( Clear Presence )))

Hold this state of

((( Clear Presence )))

for a short while…. 20-30 seconds,

then, relax for a moment…

and then

begin again with another cycle of this meditation of

((( Clear Presence )))

((( Ah )))

Let this simple yet profound practice teach you to cultivate

a true quality in your meditation practice

where you are fully here… present… awake…in

((( Clear Presence )))

without lapsing into dullness or distraction.

As your practice deepens

and your sense of Clear Presence

grows more stable and strong

gradually expand the time that you are able to rest

in this meditation on Clear Presence

((( Ah )))

With practice your mind will become vast and clear and boundless like the sky

unperturbed by the “clouds” or “winds” of thoughts, or perceptions

that arise and pass as transparent dancing forms

in the clear sky of your mind.

Cultivate the discipline of weaving this precious practice of

((( Clear Presence )))

into the fabric of your daily life and work:

Pause often… after hanging up the phone… at stop lights…

before initiating a conversation or presentation to

Return

to

((( Clear Presence )))

Embracing the flow of experience

With Great Compassion

((( Ah )))