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Daily Meditation Recordings, with Martin Aylward – Week of 10 February, 2025

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Martin Aylward

We’re honored to have Martin Aylward offering our Daily Meditation sessions this week. We hope they are nourishing for your practice.

This week’s theme is: Loving What Is (Whether You Like It Or Not)

A week of exploring different dimensions of loving awareness, and how we can bring our heart to transforming our experience and understanding

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If it's not loving, it's not awareness!

February 10, 2025

Martin mentioned Laurie Anderson’s album based on the Heart Sutra. Here are the links for accessing this work “Songs from the Bardo” (YouTube) and “Natural Form of Emptiness” (Spotify).

 

 

Golden mist

February 11, 2025

Tenderness

February 12, 2025

Love and commitment

February 13, 2025

How do I love this moment?

February 14, 2025

Discussion

One thought on “Daily Meditation Recordings, with Martin Aylward – Week of 10 February, 2025

  1. Wow – MArtin, this guided meditation with the golden mist is just awesome – it takes me right into a nibbana state, at least temporarily. Thanks so much! Romy from Munich/ Germany

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