Kalmeren van lichaam en geest.
Calming body and mind.
Meditatie en uitwisseling in "de Schatkamer"
Maandag 29 juni, 2026 (English below)
Dierbare Sangha,
John Lennon zei: " life is what happens while you are making other plans"
de Eagles zongen: "Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy"
De uitnodiging in het Boeddhisme is: 'Stop en adem'
Vorige week is Etienne begonnen met de eerste vier oefeningen uit de sutra van bewuste ademhaling. Maandagavond zetten we de volgende stappen op het pad.
https://plumvillage.org/
en in het Nederlands:
'Adem is bewustzijn'
De sutra brengt of terug bij onze adem, bij ons lichaam.
In 16 meditatie regels ontmaskert de sutra ons denken en laat je ervaren dat je vrij bent, dat je goed bent zoals je bent en dat we verbonden zijn.
De eerste vier gaan over stoppen en kalmeren van het lichaam,
de 5e t/m de 8e gaan over het ervaren van vreugde en geluk en het kalmeren van de geest.
Zodra je stopt en je aandacht volledig brengt bij je adem en hoe je lichaam je adem ontvangt en terug geeft, ervaar je een ruimte en vredigheid. In deze ruimte verschijnen gedachten en emoties, ze blijven even en doven weer uit.
Je kunt glimlachen naar je gedachten en emoties en de vredigheid ervaren.
Door te glimlachen en te ademen kalmeert je lichaam en ook je geest.
Maandag avond zullen we samen mediteren en delen.
Ik wens je een vredig weekend,
Harte groeten,
Hans
Calming body and mind.
Meditation and sharing in "de Schatkamer" this Monday evening.
Meditation and sharing in "de Schatkamer" this Monday evening.
Dear Sangha,
John Lennon said: "Life is what happens while you are making other plans"
The Eagles sang: "Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy"
The invitation in Buddhism is: "Stop and Breathe"
Last week Etienne started with the first four exercises from the sutra on mindful breathing :
https://plumvillage.org/
This Sutra brings us back to our breathing, to our body.
In 16 meditation lines, the sutra is demasking our thinking, and lets you experience that you are free, that you are OK the way you are and that we are inter-connected.
The first four are about stopping, breathing and calming the body. The 5th to the 8th are about experiencing joy and happiness and the calming of the mind.
As soon as you stop and bring all your attention to your breathing and how your body is receiving and giving back the breath, you experience a space and peacefulness. In this space, thoughts and emotions rise, stay a while and extinguish again.
You can smile at your thoughts and emotions and experience the peacefulness.
By smiling and breathing, your body and also your mind calms down.
Monday evening we will meditate and share together.
I wish you a peaceful weekend,
Heartfelt regards,
Hans
John Lennon said: "Life is what happens while you are making other plans"
The Eagles sang: "Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy"
The invitation in Buddhism is: "Stop and Breathe"
Last week Etienne started with the first four exercises from the sutra on mindful breathing :
https://plumvillage.org/
This Sutra brings us back to our breathing, to our body.
In 16 meditation lines, the sutra is demasking our thinking, and lets you experience that you are free, that you are OK the way you are and that we are inter-connected.
The first four are about stopping, breathing and calming the body. The 5th to the 8th are about experiencing joy and happiness and the calming of the mind.
As soon as you stop and bring all your attention to your breathing and how your body is receiving and giving back the breath, you experience a space and peacefulness. In this space, thoughts and emotions rise, stay a while and extinguish again.
You can smile at your thoughts and emotions and experience the peacefulness.
By smiling and breathing, your body and also your mind calms down.
Monday evening we will meditate and share together.
I wish you a peaceful weekend,
Heartfelt regards,
Hans
