Hollow Bamboo

Let the inside of the body become space

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Passive Meditation

Hollow Bamboo

Sit like a hollow bamboo: the form of the body is present, while inside there is emptiness. Relax and wait without demanding that anything happen.

Open-endedCore: Witnessing

Practice style

  1. Sit quietly with lips closed and let the body relax.
  2. Feel the inside of the body as completely hollow.
  3. Do not chase thoughts; let emptiness itself be known.
Do Not Lose the Witness
The method is only an entrance. Whether it uses breath, dance, sound, darkness, sitting, or relationship, what matters most is gradually seeing what is happening rather than only chasing an experience.