Date: 05/10/2025 05/11/2025
Location: Star Ocean Meditation Center
Teacher: Sara
Sitting Meditation
Forgetting the Body, Clarifying the Mind
As concentration deepens, bodily presence no longer dominates attention. The body does not disappear, but fixation upon it relaxes. Awareness becomes spacious and clear, like still water. This clarity arises naturally from deep relaxation combined with sustained observation.
1. Why the Body Becomes an Obstacle
1.Excessive focus on sensation
Constant evaluation of comfort or pain disrupts stability.
2.Mistaking bodily experience for self
Identification prevents transcendence of sensory limits.
3.Fear of losing control
Attachment to form often masks insecurity.
2. The Meaning of Forgetting the Body
1.Not ignoring, but not clinging
The body remains known without dominating awareness.
2.Not numbness, but release
Sensations exist without reaction.
3.Not escape, but transcendence
Perspective widens beyond form.
3. The Emergence of Clarity
1.Sensory impact softens
External stimuli lose dominance.
2.Inner noise settles
Thought and emotion quiet naturally.
3.Awareness becomes transparent
Experience is seen without distortion.
4. Cautions Within Clarity
1.Do not cling to purity
Clarity is also conditioned.
2.Do not reject bodily return
Sensation’s return is natural.
3.Maintain softness of awareness
Avoid rigid blankness.
5. Value of a Clear Mind
1.Reduced self-centeredness
Identity loosens.
2.Greater inner stability
Disturbance diminishes.
3.Foundation for insight
Clarity supports wisdom.
Conclusion
Forgetting the body releases fixation, allowing awareness to shine unobstructed.
