How to do Walking Meditation | Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

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Many of us think of meditation as something done in a seated position on the floor or in a chair. However, meditation is not limited only to that. Walking meditation is designed to bring our body and mind together as we walk through our daily life. In this video, Mingyur Rinpoche discusses why walking meditation is beneficial but also why it can be challenging.
I'd like to teach you walking meditation.
Normally, after a long time of meditating,
If you do walking meditation, it also really helps.
Especially if you sit too long,
When you walk, you feel really good.
Sometimes I meditate,
Like I went to the mountains, the Himalayan mountains, to do a retreat.
Sometimes I sit too long,
Then I come out of my cave,
Or the retreat house, sometimes I get a smaller house.
So I come out and I walk.
So while walking,
you can be aware of your body movement,
Like the feet, you know, walking.
Right, left, you're just aware of that.
Or you're just aware of any sensation in your body.
And also, when you walk,
the air touches your body,
So there's a cooling sensation,
or sometimes a warm sensation,
or sometimes a tactile sensation.
So anything that happens in your body,
is explained in your body.
You're just aware of it,
and then continue walking.
So you just walk naturally.
You don't have to walk very slowly,
or you don't have to walk very fast.
Just be natural, and you just walk.
So, mind and body together.
So, awareness of the body is like
You sit still and bring awareness into the body,
But then you can do the same thing
while walking.
Bring your mind and body together.
So, this walking meditation is really beneficial,
especially because it helps to
integrate meditation into your daily life.
Sometimes, of course,
you can meditate in everyday life
while you're walking, or in different places,
But it's quite difficult.
Certainly, you can meditate like that.
So, sitting meditation is quite easy.
But then, walking meditation
is sometimes a little more difficult than sitting,
But it's not as chaotic as everyday life.
It's somewhere in between.
So this is really beneficial,
It's kind of like a conjunction.
between sitting and everyday life.
So, this is over now.
