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An Introduction To The Six Sense Doors: 20 Minute Guided Mindfulness Meditation Practice

By learning to observe our senses more clearly on a moment to moment basis, we can gain deep insight into the nature of reality. In doing so, we can unravel subconscious patterns of stress and resistance, and learn to live more clearly in the world. Join me for this 20 minute guided introduction to practicing with the six sense doors.

The Six Sense Doors form the backbone of Insight Meditation Practice (Vipassana). The Buddhist Theory of the senses says that in addition to our five traditional senses (seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling, tasting) we can also observe what arises within our minds as a sense in it's own right. In the larger framework of Buddhist Philosophy, all sense objects are considered equal and worth observing closely.

By learning to observe our senses more clearly on a moment to moment basis, we can gain deep insight into the nature of reality. In doing so, we can unravel subconscious patterns of stress and resistance, and learn to live more clearly in the world. Join me for this 20 minute guided introduction to practicing with the six sense doors.

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Hi, I'm Rob! I teach Yoga and Meditation in West LA and Online.

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