Spacious Mind Flashcards
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Q
What’s spacious mind?
A
The spacious mind feels like the view from the top of a mountain. Once you have settled on your breath, imagine your mind is a wide-open space, vast, expansive, and boundless. Think of your thoughts, feelings, hopes, and fears as clouds that form and disappear into this vast open space. Whatever thoughts arise (“I wish I was calmer,” “He said this and that,” “I mustn’t forget to do x, y, and z,” and so on) or whatever emotions (“I’m feeling restless… hurt… confused… ”), see that they’re as insubstantial as clouds. Imagine they arise one by one and disappear into the limitless expanse of your mind. Then rest your mind in this spaciousness for a while, feeling calm and relaxed – at least imagine feeling so.
