About Heart Sessions

Hello all. This blog is intended to honor the group meditations initiated by Tom Sawyer, now carried on by friends of his since his passing. Being physically spread out as we are we have agreed to sit down in our own homes at the same clock time, 9pm EST on Sunday nights. We sit for at least 20 minutes, although sitting for longer periods is no problem if you so choose.


There is no specified technique for these meditations. Precisely prescribed actions sometimes become unauthentic and what is meaningful for one person may not be for another. So if you choose to assist you may use a favored technique or listen within, apply self-honesty, and allow growth. There is no political or economic agenda involved. There are no dues or dogma. The essential point is an honest willingness to help.


Each week there is a suggested focus as posted on this blog. We previously had been using an email list but now, through the kind assistance and generous guidance of Barbara Whitfield and Donald Brennan, we have the pleasure of this blog forum. Loving thanks to you both. Comments may be left by clicking the "Leave Comments Here" link below each post.

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Sunday, August 4

For Sunday August 4th, 2024

Greetings good people. J. Krishnamurti and Rudolf Steiner both encourage people to go beyond themselves in meditation. They ask that we manage to not avoid our emotions but to identify them, to not stop ourselves from thinking but to notice the process of thinking. This requires open ended observance, no judgements, no engagement, just simply observing as you would watch a boat pass by on the water.
 
The reason? Because we are not our emotions nor our thoughts. They come from us, but we are not them, we are something deeper yet.

May we sit this evening in 'search' of that something deeper. Emotions and thinking are easier to set aside once identified. Perhaps, just perhaps, we'll find that place of pure observance.

Bless you all,

Richard 
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