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Walking Meditation

Click :: here for a video introduction to walking meditation.

You are invited to practice walking meditation by following the link to the video. If you see this on a smart phone, you might want to put 1 earplug in to hear the sangha walking, while you walk. Keep your attention on your own feet, but know that we are walking together.

It is possible to walk in freedom and solidity, and to arrive in the present moment in every step. Wherever we walk, we can practice meditation.

Walking in meditation means to walk in such a way that we know we are walking. We walk leisurely, enjoying every step. We become aware of the contact of our feet with the ground, and the flow of our breathing. We set ourselves free from our thinking — our regrets about the past, our fears and anxieties about the future, or our preoccupations in the present. We become 100% present with every step.

We become aware of the contact between our feet and the ground. And we begin harmonise our steps with our breathing. We may take two or three steps as we breathe in, and then three or four steps as we breathe out. It will depend on your lungs and the natural rhythm of your steps.

As we continue walking, synchronising our breathing and our steps, we become aware of our whole body walking. We can relax any tension in our shoulders or arms, and feel what a miracle it is to be walking on Earth. We can open our ears to the sounds around us, and lift up our eyes to enjoy the trees, or the horizon, or the people around us. Aware of our five senses, we know we have arrived in the present moment. Every step can be nourishing and every step can be healing.

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Many of our sangha chant the Nembutsu (Namo Amida Bu or Amitabha) as we walk, keeping in mind our gratitude for the abundance we already receive.

 

Updated 21 November 2022

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