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Daily Meditation Recordings, with Zohar Lavie – Week of October 2, 2023

Zohar Lavie

Zohar Lavie

We’re fortunate that Zohar Lavie has generously offered to lead our daily meditation sessions this week. To find out more about Zohar, and to view her other contributions to Sangha Live, click here. Recordings will be posted by the end of the day of the live session.

 

This week’s topic is “Wholehearted Presence”

 

Meeting experience as it unfolds with presence and interest, we uncover the wellbeing and freedom available to us on the Dharma path. Through this week’s exploration we will open to what supports a wholehearted approach to practice, and understand what is nourished and cultivated when we relate to experience in this way.

Gentle curiosity

October 2, 2023

Trust, confidence and conviction on the path

October 3, 2023

Wholeheartedness

October 4, 2023

Joy

October 5, 2023

Bodhicitta, for the benefit of all

October 6, 2023

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