Emily is a Buddhist who has been discovering her Buddha Nature and the path of awakening since 2006. 26 Weeks of Awakening is about discovering the basic human suffering that exists in life, becoming aware of where and why it exists, and practicing staying present despite the appearance of suffering. In 26 Weeks Emily will guide you on her self-discovery and practice of becoming a Bodhisattva and introduce you to the teacher ...
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This is a 15 minute guided meditation for beginners learning the practice of meditation, and discovering the focus on breath during meditation training. Background music is provided by Benjamin Stone and his album Prairie Meditations, available on Amazon Music, Itunes, and Spotify
Emily Strunk instructs using guided imagery in a meditation about staying with pain and discomfort in order to learn, grow, and gather understanding in order to help ourselves and others in times of suffering, pain, grief and loss. Music in the background is by Benjamin Stone, the album Prairie Meditations which can be found on itunes, spotify and amazon music
This is the begining of self-discovery. This is the begining of understanding self, self-discipline and learning that finding things that are centered around happiness and pleasure is not really the way to finding contentment and happiness. In this first week, Emily walks through becoming aware of what makes her suffer, and how awareness is key to understanding, knowledge and eventually change and growth.
Understanding that the pleasure seeking activities, comfort centered goals, and routines are the basis for our suffering is a difficult concept to understand. But once it is understood, we begin to have moments of pure contentment where we can exhale and feel relief from our burdens and suffering. These moments are the start of understanding the importance of the current moment, the truth of uncertainty and impermanence, and the strength that comes in groundlessness.
