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Meaning Transcendence 3 minutes · opener

A minute of sky

Card 21 of 52

Put it on the board and read it out. Nothing to prepare.

A wooden cabin among pine trees, with a mountain rising behind it

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Before we start, look towards a window, or if you cannot see one, towards the furthest point in the room.

Let your eyes rest on the furthest thing you can see for a minute, and let your attention reach a little further than that.

Everything out there carries on without needing anything from you. Your worries can stay the same size while the space around them grows.

When the minute ends, bring your eyes back to the room and we will begin.

That’s the practice.

Listen for Some students may have little to see from their seat, so let them choose any distant point, or close their eyes and picture a wide sky.

The skill of transcendence. Moving beyond ordinary experiences.

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The skill of transcendence

Moving beyond ordinary experiences.

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Adapting it

Ages 13 to 15
Point out one thing in the distance yourself before the minute starts, so that the room has somewhere to begin.
Ages 16 to 18
Mention that a minute with a wide view is something they can take between tasks on a long day of study.
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