Our weekly meditation group is free and open to all. If you are new to meditation and would like to learn more, or if you are a seasoned practitioner and would like to deepen your practice, please join us as we explore the practice of meditation.
Tergar’s approach to meditation focuses on working with the challenges of day-to-day life to create a peaceful mind and open heart. Our meditation group includes short presentations on the basics of meditation practice, guided meditations, and group discussion. Feel free to drop in anytime!
Meeting time: Every Tuesday evening, 7:00 – 8:00pm
*Community Nights: the first Tuesday of each month includes a 60-minute teaching/practice session followed by a 30-minute social period with snacks provided.
This event is hybrid and can be streamed on Zoom. To receive the weekly link, please sign up for our newsletter here or check the event calendar.
Address: Tergar Madison Meditation Center, 301 S Blount Street. Click here for a parking map.
Phone: (608) 440-3757
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Joy of Living Meditation Group ~ Madison
~ What are we meditating on this month? ~
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Sitting meditation practice
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— Begin by resting in open awareness:
- Relax your mind and remain present.
- Don’t try to focus on anything in particular or control your mind, yet do not get lost in thoughts either.
- Leave all of the sense doors open, without trying to block any aspect of experience.
- Rest your attention on an object in your visual field, or on whatever sense you have chosen to use a support for your meditation.
- You do not need to change or alter your experience in any way, nor do you need to focus intensely or concentrate the mind.
- Simply know that you are [feeling / seeing / hearing / smelling / tasting].
— After a few minutes, bring your awareness to the physical sensations in your body:
— End your session by letting go and resting once again in open awareness.
Meditation in action
- When you wake up, form the intention to be mindful of your body, of sound, or of whatever sense object you’ve chosen to use as a support for meditative awareness throughout the day.
- Remind yourself of this intention as often as you can:
- From time to time during the day, pause and rest your awareness on the sights, sounds or other sensory experiences moving through your awareness.
– Pick moments to remind yourself throughout the day, such as during breaks, at meal times, or when you get up to do something.
– Place reminders, such as sticky notes or stickers, around your home and office in places where you will see them frequently.
~ Teachings, Guided Meditations, and Other Resources ~
- Meditation and Non-meditation by Mingyur Rinpoche
- Everything Becomes Your Friend by Mingyur Rinpoche
- An Introduction to Meditation, Parts I & II by Mingyur Rinpoche
- Guided Meditation on the Body, Space, and Awareness by Mingyur Rinpoche
- Working with Resistance by Tim Olmsted
- Guided Meditation on the Body, Space, and Awareness by Mingyur Rinpoche
- Guided Meditation: The Body by Mingyur Rinpoche
- Guided Meditation: Pain by Mingyur Rinpoche
- Guided Meditation: Form by Mingyur Rinpoche
- Guided Meditation: Sound by Mingyur Rinpoche