OPEN HEART, STILL MIND

Move from touching Presence to living from It

 
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The Practice of Meditative Reading

The practice of meditative reading, or contemplative study, offers a powerful way to move deeply into sacred texts and integrate their wisdom into our lives. The teaching below (in videoĀ and written forms)Ā outlines the five stages of this transformative practice, showing how to move beyond conventional reading into a deeper communion with the teachings.

 
Meditative Reading Article

Let the Verse Sing

The Bhagavad Gita is a song. The word Gita means song. The video below offers you a practice Letting the Verse Sing. A playful and profound way to discover how the Bhagavad Gita (the Song of God) is singing through you.Ā 

 
LET the VERSE SING Article

What Gita Should I Read?

In the video belowĀ I offer my "review" of several versions of the Bhagavad Gita to help you choose the one (or two) that you mayĀ work with in the program. All the verses we will study (24) are included in the workbook-journal. But, for those who want to enrich their study this video provides some guidance.

 

Mantra, Music, Meditation

 
Shorter Simple Breathing with Mantra
7:02
 
Longer Simple Breathing with Mantra
12:00
 
Spinal Breathing with Mantra 1
9:30
 
Mantra+Meditation+Song v.1
15:22
 

Live Call 1

Below are the three videos and an edited transcript.

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Pt. 1: Welcoming Meditation & Reducing Resistance

 

Pt. 2:Ā Karma & Kriya Practices (the crucial difference)

 

Pt. 3:Ā Choosing Practices for Open Heart/Still Mind

 

Live CallĀ 2

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OHSM 2 - ARTICLE & REFLECTIONS
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 1
Meditation: The Central Channel
7:05
 
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 2
Previously on OHSM
3:55
 
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 3
Precious Human Birth
2:45
 
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 4
Posture of Awakening
6:57
 
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 5
When Mind Wanders
5:43
 
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 6
Choosing Practice
5:55
 
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 7
How to Listen
1:50
 
OHSM Live Call 2 Part 8
What We Noticed
4:50
 
OHSM Live Call 2 - FULL CLASS
Wandering & Returning
54:25
 

Live Call 3

OHSM 3 - SUMMARY & REFLECTIONS

Pt. 1: Invocation, Meditation & The Precious Human Birth

 

Pt. 2: TheĀ MeditativeĀ Laboratory &Ā Doing/Not Doing Practice

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Pt. 3: Remembrance, the Gita & Befriending Your Soul

 

Pt. 4: The Mountain — Every Step Is Whole

 

Pt. 5: Earth, Water, Fire — Prizes & Punishments

 

Pt. 6: Around the Mountain & Bummerhood

 
OHSM Live Call 3 - FULL CLASS
Befriending the Mountain
1:00:15
 

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Live Call 4

OHSM 4 - SUMMARY & REFLECTIONS

Pt. 1: Every Breath Is a Sacred Prayer

 

Pt. 2: Losing the Plot, the Phone & the Prize

 

Pt. 3: Just There to Receive & Two Cellos

 

Pt. 4: The Ocean Doesn’t Chase Rivers

 

Pt. 5: A Long Loving Look at the Real

 

Pt. 6: Hello, Worker Bee

 
OHSM Live Call 4 - FULL CLASS
The Ocean Receives
47:01
 

Live Call 5

OHSM 5 - SUMMARY & REFLECTIONS
OHSM Live Call 5 - FULL SESSION
Peer-Facilitated Session
55:46
 

Live Call 6

OHSM 6 - SUMMARY & REFLECTIONS
OHSM Live Call 6 - GUIDED MEDITATION
Guided Meditation with Ram
15:11
 
OHSM Live Call 6 - FULL CLASS
Not Only Sad
51:11
 

Pt. 1: Abide at the Growing Edge

 

Pt. 2: Ascending & Descending, One Motion

 

Pt. 3: Charlie on the Chair

 

Pt. 4: The Haystack Can’t Drive

 

Pt. 5: Not Only Sad & No Thought of Gain

 

Pt. 6: One Thing & Hari Rumba

 

Live Call 7

OHSM 7 - SUMMARY & REFLECTIONS
OHSM Live Call 7 - GUIDED MEDITATION
Rest Just a Little More
7:11
 
OHSM Live Call 7 - FULL CLASS
Cure or Relief
43:26
 

Pt. 1: Rest Just a Little More

 

Pt. 2: Cure or Relief

 

Pt. 3: Wood Laid on the Fire

 

Pt. 4: Burning Ships & Fog

 

Pt. 5: Steady Amid the Pairs of Opposites

 

Pt. 6: I’ve Had Enough