Seattle Insight Meditation Society

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Reflection and Practice What is your relationship to concentration from a meditative perspective? How do you cultivate it in daily meditation practice? What is the right amount and quality of effort? Are states of concentration the end goal, or are they a means to an end? What is the real purpose of concentration?   This recording was edited and prepared for publication by volunteer Alan Smith.

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Session 5: Series Summary and Discussion

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Closing Inspiration

Guided Imagery: Unconditional Loving Reassurance

Guided Imagery: Belonging

Exercise: Conditioning of a Collective

Exercise: Fleshing Out Our Conditioning

Afternoon Meditation

Exercise: What is Shared

Guided Imagery: Resting of the Attention

Exercise: Sharing Our Way-Seeking Stories

Guided Concentration Meditation

An Environment of Care and Framing the Day