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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome to mindful meditations for calm the bleep down. I'm
Michael Bechameier, and today we're going to get back in
touch with our true self. Let's get started. As always,
we have a mindfulness quote to help get us started.
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Today's quote comes from the poet Roomy. It reads, tear
off the mask your face is glorious. I like that
quote because for well, for a few reasons. The first
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reason is that it's beautifully poetic. But the other, another
big reason is that I think the notion of perfection
is interesting because we were never more perfect, We were
never more our true self than the day we were born.
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The older we get and the longer we spend time
in this world that spends all of its energy domesticating us,
so we fall in line, the further and further away
we get from our true self. So deep down inside
somewhere there is a perfect ball of energy and inner
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self and authentic self that is witness to everything. That
true self is soaking everything in. It is becoming more
and more buried by stress, anxiety, depression, insecurity, feared self doubt,
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all of those things that we go through every day,
every way. Moment it's down there. It is the observer,
and through no fault of our own, it's just the
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way the world works. We get further and further away
from that true self. The more detached we get from that.
We start worrying about work, we start worrying about life relationships.
I hope my kids don't get sick. I hope I
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don't get sick. Hope my car doesn't break down tomorrow.
Was acting making a weird noise. All of that stuff
just stacks on top of, and on top of and
on top of itself to the point where what we want,
our true self, which is you could also say pure consciousness,
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never enters into the equation. We'll worry about that later.
I'm doing this. I don't really want to do this.
I have to do this because of work, money, Bill's job,
all that stuff. I'll get back to myself at another
date and time. One of the things I like about meditation, well,
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one of the main things I like about meditation is
that for a few moments every day, for even just
for a few breaths, we can get back in touch
with that part of ourself that's just down there, observing, witnessing,
waiting for us to peel back all the layers of
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all the other stuff that's happening and get back to us.
So you could call it true self, you could call
it awareness, you could call it consciousness, whatever you want
to call it. It's in there, waiting and the easiest
place to find it is in your breath. So anytime
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you take a deep breath in and you feel that
breath come in and out of your lungs and you're
sitting there in that moment feeling that, just witnessing the
moment as it happens, you can get back to it.
It isn't hard. It's deceptively simple.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
I guess.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
It's very simple concept. Just close your eyes, take a
deep breath, feel it, absorb it, witness it, watch it
come in, watch it go out, and you're there. So
much is going on around us that distracts us from
that true reality that the never ending present moment is
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always with us. So our true self is right there
in that present moment, always with us. That's what we're
going to meditate on today. That's what we're going to
concentrate on when we are following our breath in and out.
So to get situated, go ahead and get yourself comfortable.
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You can either sit down or lie down for this meditation.
What's most important is to get yourself comfortable. Start to
lengthen your breath, start to slow your breath, start to
turn inward here. Start paying attention to the feelings in
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your body, the sensations of the breath coming in, the
breath going out. Maybe you're noticing the pull of gravity
against your body as you.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Sit or lie down.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
Maybe you start to feel heavier with each exhale, feel
yourself sinking deeper and deeper into that relaxation with every
breath in and out. This breath is the present moment.
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This breath is the path back to your true self.
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I've said it before here, and I guess I will
keep saying it. The most fascinating thing to me about
the breath is that percent of the time, the breath
is doing its own thing. It's breathing for you. You
don't have to think about it, it just is. And
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then you can sort of switch autopilot off and take
the controls for a few moments every day or whenever
you want to. But meditation is about taking the controls
back and saying, I'm going to deliberately fly the plane
for a few minutes, bringing my breath in out. It's
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very much a metaphor for life, because most of the
time life is happening to us. It's just what comes
and goes. We don't necessarily have any control over it.
We don't necessarily have any say. It just is what
it is. And then when we get overwhelmed, things start
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crashing down and we sometimes have to stop pause, we
have to take control, start making decision. This needs to happen,
Then this needs to happen. Then this needs to happen.
And just the very act of taking control in that
moment very often squashes much of the anxiety or worry
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or stress or strain that's happened in that moment because
we have now categorized things. This happens, and then this happens,
and then this is going to happen. And that's how
I feel about breath. It's happening to us a lot
of the times. It's in the background, it's always doing
its thing. And then just by taking control of our
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breath to choose when and how to breathe in deliberately
with intent always makes me feel better. I always feel
better when I take control and focus my intention even
if it's just for a few moments at a time,
a few moments a day. That is what we're doing
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here and now, No matter what was happening before you
turn this meditation on, no matter what happens after, you
at least took this time to yourself to take control
for a few moments. Shift your energy, shift your focus,
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shift your balance, put everything back into perspective. So keep
lengthening your breath here in and out. Maybe start following
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your breath all the way in your nose, down your throat,
into your lungs. Feel your belly rise, and then on
the axhale, feel your belly sink and the air flow
back out of your lungs into your throat again and.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Back out your nose.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
Feel that breath come in. Follow the path and notice
how your body changes as it comes in and out.
Notice the different feelings that are happening, the different sensations
as you come in and out with your breath.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
And just sit.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
And bathe in the peace and calm that comes from
intent with your breath, spending real quality time with your
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true self, the observer, the witness, the pure consciousness, the
awareness that absorbs everything that happens to you. Another way
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of looking at it is when you are feeling anxious
or stressed or overwhelmed, take a moment and ask yourself
this question. What is the part of me that is
noticing my stress, anxiety, depression? What is the part of
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me that sees that and recognizes it for anxiety or
depression or stress. That part of you that notices that
is the true self. The true self notices, witnesses all
of those things that we go through. That's the true self,
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that is you. The rest of it are thoughts, feelings, emotions,
products of the environment that we are living in. Those
things feel very real and feel very all consuming, and
they can be. But if you can, just in the
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midst of it, take a step back and say, wait
a minute, it's happening to me, but it is not me.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
Must spending your last few moments with our breath here,
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take another couple of long, slow, deep breaths in.
Speaker 2 (16:29):
An out, in an out, and when you're ready, you
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can open your eyes and go about your day. No mistake.
Speaker 1 (17:45):
That's it for this time, on calm to bleep down.
If you like this meditation, please feel free to send
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Instagram or TikTok, where we're posting a.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Lot these days.
Speaker 1 (17:55):
We'd love to hear from you once again. I'm Michael Beckamia,
reminding you to please calm the bleep down.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
We'll see you again soon.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Thank you for meditating with us. Be well, have fun,
and no mistake.