Introduction
Practice isn't about improving yourself with effort, but discovering yourself with ease.
The Essence of Meditation
Shift attention from abstract ideas to the immediacy of breath—and the space around it.
Natural Qualities of Awareness
Notice how each experience reveals the spacious, open, quiet field in which it appears.
Letting Go of Striving
With each exhalation, relinquish any sense of effort, and embrace what’s already present.
A Simple Presence
Appearances of many forms arise and pass within awareness, which remains constant.
Meditating to Awaken
Meditation isn't something we do—it’s what happens when the meditator disappears.
No Points of Reference
Observe sounds and sensations arise from, and fall back into, silence and stillness.
Black Velvet Silence
Follow the breath to the soft quiet at the end of each exhalation.
The Prior Condition
Rest in the space that precedes your next thought, emotion, or sensation.
This Is It
Your reality exists entirely at this moment, and only at this moment.
Closing
“In day-to-day life, act from depth, from clarity—from that knowing state of love.”
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The Art of Stillness: A Retreat
Designed to mirror a traditional daylong retreat, these 4.5 hours of recordings include a mix of lessons, exercises, and guided meditations. Throughout, Adyashanti helps us dissolve patterns of busy, effortful thinking to reveal a deeper, abiding sense of presence.
This experience of discovery, Adyashanti emphasizes, is the essence of meditation. It’s not a technique to master, but a soft gesture of listening, letting go, and simply allowing our true nature to express itself.
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