Accepting Love
Knowing Before Thought: The River of Feeling
March 6, 2024

Knowing Before Thought: The River of Feeling

Conocer antes del pensamiento: El río del sentir

A meditation session on recognizing thought as a filter over direct experience and letting a deeper knowing guide us home. The dialogues explore growing up and waking up, the safety of the open heart, and the distinction between tamed emotions we cling to and untamed feelings we avoid. Throughout, the teacher points to true safety found by moving toward what feels unsafe and trusting the flow of life.

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The River Is Already Here
meditation
The River Is Already Here
A gentle invitation to notice how thought filters our experience and to trust the flow of life that is already here.
The Bleeding Heart of Christ
dialogue
The Bleeding Heart of Christ
A student describes a sleepless night after a difficult relationship conversation, noticing how old emotional stories felt both validating and self-perpetuating, and asks about the wisdom of opening to grief.
Tamed and Untamed Emotions
dialogue
Tamed and Untamed Emotions
The teacher explores the distinction between "tamed" emotions, the habitual states we unconsciously create and are addicted to, and "untamed" emotions, the deeper feelings that threaten our sense of self and that we spend enormous energy avoiding.