Passive Meditation
The Beginning and End of Sound
Strike a bell or make one sound, then follow it from the first instant through its fading until it disappears completely.
Practice style
- Become quiet enough to listen with alertness.
- Make one clear sound, such as a bell tone.
- Listen from its beginning through its fading until it vanishes; do not miss the silence before and after the sound.
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.
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.