Dear friends, We won’t be having our regular Tuesday 7pm session today as I’m unavailable. I look forward to meditating with you all, next Tuesday 7pm cst. In the meantime, tomorrow evening I’ll be hosting a nondual meditation in East Austin, at Pershing House 6:30pm. For our Sangha, it’s freely offered. I’ll post a link to that shortly. With warmth, Brandon @⁨Jarred Curcio⁩ and @⁨Dennis⁩ thank you for making it possible 🙏

Hi friends, No dharma talk tonight however I did offer a guided meditation on the level of concentration. I wrote everything I said down into easy to follow steps. I hope this helps you deepen your practice, and allow the mind to unfold. With love, Brandon — A Guided Concentration Meditation *A practice for settling the mind, grounding the body, and resting in awareness. Set aside about twenty to thirty minutes. Find a posture that feels both alert and at ease.* --- 1. Arriving Take a moment to give your body what it needs. Move it however feels right. Then take three deep breaths in and out through the nose. Breathe fully in. Pause. Take in a little more. Then let it go fully out through the nose. Once more, fully in. Pause. And release. 2. White Light, Gray Smoke Now we add a visual. As you inhale, imagine you are breathing in a white light that represents everything good. As you exhale, imagine you are breathing out a gray smoke that carries away any negativity, any limiting beliefs, anything that holds you back. You can close your eyes here. Inhale the white light. Hold it. Take in a little more. Let it permeate your whole body. Then exhale the gray smoke, fully out. Keep going for a few rounds. Inhale everything good. Exhale everything you do not need, anything that is not serving you. 3. The Circle of Teachers Now imagine you are surrounded by great meditation teachers, great spiritual leaders, mentors, any being that has helped you on your path. You may or may not have met them. They can be whoever you like. Picture these beings sitting in a circle, with you in the center. Feel the field that forms. Feel the impact of their presence. These beings are overjoyed that you are meditating, that you are facing the mind and resting in it. Ask, from your heart, for their help in the practice. They are happy to give it. Imagine them showering you in blessings. Like an empty vessel, receive everything you need as it is poured into you. Just receive for a moment.

Grew up reading this in my childhood home. Thought some of you may appreciate it.

Friends, Here’s a short recording of our talk tonight. I hope it’s helpful for some of you. In this talk we explore the idea of self, what is it, where it came from, the notion of getting rid of it, and more importantly transcending and including the self in pure awareness.

Thank you for participating in our Meditation Day Foundations session in Austin, Texas! It was so much fun! See you tomorrow for 8am CST morning meditation online! With warmth, Brandon