Natural Meditation podcast

The Bodhicharyavatara (The Way of a Bodhisattva) is one of the most treasured text within the Tibetan tradition. The text was written by the eighth-century sage Shantideva. It is remarkably relevant for our times, describing the steps to cultivate courage, caring and joy – the keys to healing ourselves and our troubled world.

Awakening Joy - Part 2 by Stephan Pende Wormland

The default state of your mind and heart is joy. How can we access joy in our practice and in daily life? How can we relax the patterns which disconnect us from innate joy?

Join this guided meditation and prayer in a Swedish Buddhist center for the midterm election in the States. Tsewa is a Tibetan word for kindness and warm-heartedness.

Stages of Meditation - Part 5b by Stephan Pende Wormland

Stages of Meditation - Part 5a by Stephan Pende Wormland

You have overcome gross distractions and strong dullness, but there is a tendency to slip into stable subtle dullness. This makes the breath sensations less vivid and causes peripheral awareness to fade.

As your mind grows calmer and more stable in this Stage, you will experience a deep purification. Stored unconscious residues from the past well up to the surface and are released. The result is a profound healing. You don’t have to do anything to help things along. This purification is a natural process of the mind. Simply allow it to unfold organically.

As your mind grows calmer and more stable in this Stage, you will experience a deep purification. Stored unconscious residues from the past well up to the surface and are released. The result is a profound healing. You don’t have to do anything to help things along. This purification is a natural process of the mind. Simply allow it to unfold organically.

Stages of meditation Part 2b by Stephan Pende Wormland

The biggest challenge during this Stage is forgetting, but sleepiness often becomes a problem as well.

Learn to shorten the periods of mind-wandering and extend the periods of sustained attention to the meditation object.

Stage One involves the simple practice of keeping your attention on the breath. This is easier said than done. You will discover that attention is easily captured by a distraction, making you forget that you’re supposed to be paying attention to the breath. Forgetting quickly leads to mind-wandering, which can last a few seconds, several minutes, or the entire meditation session.

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 31 - Questions by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 30 - Meditation and Explanation Walking Meditation by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 29 - Wisdom and Love by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 28 - Gentle stable attention by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 27 - Meditation and Teaching on stable attention by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 26 - Evening Practice and Story by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 25 - Little Tsewa Story by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 24 - Selflessness by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 23 - Being aware of contraction by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 22 - Clinging to the Self by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 21 - Evening Practice and questions by Stephan Pende Wormland

Summer Retreat Sweden - Part 20 - The comfort seeking Self by Stephan Pende Wormland