Mindfulness Practice
Observing Arising and Passing
I would like to invite you to settle into a posture that is both relaxed and alert. Allow the breath to come and go naturally, without interference.
Here, the practice is simple, but precise. Each person is invited to observe what arises in experience — sensations, thoughts, emotions — moment by moment. I would guide the group to silently note “arising” as something appears, and “passing” as it fades.
If a sensation of discomfort emerges, we do not move immediately to change it. Instead, we observe what conditions it? Does it intensify? Does it dissolve? What replaces it?
The emphasis I would hold for the group is this - no experience stands alone. Each moment gives way to another, conditioned by what came before. Over time, practitioners begin to see patterns — not a static self, but a flow of contingent events.
If attention wanders, that too becomes part of the practice. We simply notice that distraction has arisen, and now it is passing.