Fall 2011 Shamatha Retreat

Introduction Description of the difference between Awareness of Awareness practice and Open Presence/Open Awareness. Imagine you are in a sensory deprivation tank so have no sensory input and Merlin removes all activities of mind. You have just had three espressos, so you are awake. What are you aware of? All that is left is awareness of awareness. Guided meditation (9:15) Expanding the field of awareness. Awareness pulled out to right, left, up, down and then into the heart chakra.