There is a melody, often with a repeating lyric that we encounter in the first level of mindfulness. But there’s a second melody available too — much richer, easy to overlook, but always present.
Drawing on a talk by Brian LeSage, Don guided our reflections this week, focusing on this second melody, which we feel and touch as much as hear. This second melody is not confined to the meditation cushion, and is perhaps easier to hear sitting quietly in the woods or stroking the cat on your lap. It is there with you, riding your bike or paddling your kayak. You were born with this awareness. Chuck out all of those clunky old concepts. You don’t need them. Let go of your breath and just be.
You can listen to the talk here: https://dharmaseed.org/talks/85479/
During the discussion, the painting The Song of the Lark was brought up, which you can look at and learn about here: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/94841/the-song-of-the-lark
