Episode Details

In this meditation, I continue our series on gratitude by turning our attention towards the beauty of creation and the world in which we live.

We begin by settling into the body and breath, receiving this time of meditation as a pause and a gift. As we breathe, we become aware of our continual exchange with the world around us — receiving what we need for life and giving back through each breath.

Gradually, awareness expands towards the earth beneath us, the sky above us and the extraordinary variety of life with which we share the world. We contemplate sunrise and sunset, the changing seasons, plants, animals and the great web of life of which we ourselves are a part.

Gratitude, however, is not simply appreciation. As we become more conscious of the beauty of creation, we can also ask what responsibility comes with receiving that gift and how our awareness might shape the way we care for the world around us.

This meditation offers a practice of gratitude, wonder and connection, inviting us to notice the beauty that is already present and to carry that awareness more consciously into daily life.

Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction: Gratitude for creation

00:41 – Opening bell

00:55 – Entering meditation with gratitude

01:48 – Resting in the breath

03:02 – Our exchange with creation

03:48 – Earth below and sky above

04:37 – The extraordinary variety of life

05:11 – Entering the great web of life

06:13 – Our connection with all beings

06:58 – Sunrise, sunset and everyday beauty

07:57 – Remembering moments of wonder

08:32 – Gratitude and responsibility

09:43 – Protecting the beauty we receive

10:59 – Breathing in gratitude and wonder

12:28 – Resolving to notice beauty

13:13 – Closing bell

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