RESONANT PLACES
Resonant Places meditations arise from simple actions and everyday situations.They do not ask you to achieve a particular state, but offer experiences in which familiar points of reference may fall away.When the need for a reference falls away, a different way of understanding may open up: not merely observing the world, but becoming aware that we are included in it.
SEVEN GUIDED MEDITATIONS
Approach
Seven meditations, each based on a simple action from everyday life.The instructions are brief and precise. No special knowledge or previous meditation experience is required.Each meditation can be practiced independently and repeated as often as you wish
THE SEVEN MEDITATIONS1. Walk NormallyWalk normally. For a moment, forget about arriving. One step does not need to lead to the next one. It does not need to take you anywhere. There is just the step. For a moment, let it rest on nothing. Let the step happen. Then another. Let this step happen too. Just keep walking.2. Go to the RiverGo to the river. Walk among the stones. As you walk, count your steps. Count the small stones you pass. One step. One stone. Keep walking slowly. Keep counting. Little by little, move closer to the water. When you get there, stop. Stop counting. Look at the water.3. When You Breathe InWhen you breathe in, listen to the air coming in. When you breathe out, listen to the air going out. Do this for ten breaths. Then wait for one minute. Forget the breath. Stay with the sound.4. Enter the ParkEnter the park near your home. Trees surround you. Approach one of them. Then approach the next one—it doesn't matter which. Count each tree as you approach it. Do this about ten times. Then find an open space in the park and keep counting.5. Turn On a Lamp at HomeTurn on a lamp at home. Any lamp. Look at its brightness for a moment. Now turn it off. Take your time. Look at the lamp again. Look at its brightness. Wait a moment. Then look at its brightness again.6. Look at the HorizonLook at the horizon: there are trees, grass, and the city skyline. Sit on the grass and wait for the sunset; don't worry about the sunset or the trees: you can simply keep looking.7. When You Are at the WindowWhen you are at the window, look for a bird. It doesn't matter which one. See where it is—on a tree branch, in the park bushes, or on a distant roof. It is motionless one moment, then quickly moves its head and shifts position. It flaps its wings. Wait for it to suddenly take flight again. Take a moment, then observe the empty space it has left behind.
THE MANUALThe Resonant Places manual explains the method behind the seven meditations.It explores what happens when the familiar reference supporting an action is no longer there, and why continuing without that reference may open the possibility of a different experience.The manual also reflects on understanding, non-separation, and the meaning of being included in a greater whole.Available as a free PDF.
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Books
introductionIn Resonant Places, I have brought together seven short meditations built around ordinary actions and situations: walking, counting, listening, observing a light, and waiting for a bird to take flight.I do not ask practitioners to accept an explanation of reality before beginning. I offer instructions to be followed.I wanted to accompany these practices with a text that clarifies their method, the roots of my spiritual formation, and their spiritual purpose.Explanations do not replace meditation. Their purpose is to make clear what I intend to offer, while allowing the practice itself to remain central.The first part explains the method. The second discusses the writings and teachings that have accompanied my journey. The third explores understanding and union.I do not present these pages as a doctrine to be accepted, but as a clarification of a spiritual practice.
A Comparative Study of Contemplative TraditionsAn exploration of the connections and differences between the seven Resonant Places meditations and some of the great contemplative traditions.Not to establish a common doctrine, but to discover how different teachings may resonate with simple acts of meditation, leaving room for personal experience.
Photography and Places
The exploration of attention and place continues through photography.
A selection of infrared and ultraviolet photographs invites us to observe places beyond their familiar appearance.
Contact
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