Meet in front of stupa in the mown area – let them form circles of 10-12 people. Direct circles around me and near enough to me, so that they can hear my voice. Ask them to stand in a very close circle, facing each other, and then from there to sit down, and - without moving the feet from where they are - to stretch out on their backs backward, so that the bodies are lying like rays of a sun. The feet in the middle, heads outside, and enough space in between, so that they don’t disturb each other …
And let them start with WATCHING THE CLOUDS in the sky:
Just lie there, watching the sky, and remembering that your mind is like the
sky, with thought and fantasy moving through like clouds. ---
Awareness is like space in which everything happens …
Wait until everybody has found a place.
I would ask you to be very quiet now, so that you can listen to the sky. ---
And please close your eyes for a while.
Breathe IN from the vast space above, and breathe OUT all thoughts which cross
your mind. ---
Breathe IN the earth, and breathe OUT the heaviness you feel in the body. ---
Feel the parts of your body where you touch the earth.
Allow yourself to connect with the earth, drawing in nurturing earth energy
with every in-breath, and sending love and care deep into the earth with every
out-breath. ---
Feel how the earth is holding you. ---
Allow yourself to melt into the earth. No need to create boundaries. ---
Only breathing in space. ---
If you like, you can start with a deep humming sound, or you can just listen
to the humming in space. ---
Humming connects all of us. ---
Space is connecting all of us. ---
Awareness is connecting all of us. ---
You can open your eyes now and watch the sky. ---
You can continue lying here in silence as long as you like.
And if you like to go get up and walk away, do so very quietly.
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