Meditation: Activating the seeds of mindfulness, by Louise Cranny

Andrew Tootell's OzZen Podcast

Like a weed, suffering seems to grow regularly and crosses our paths frequently. Often it is mildly annoying and occasionally it becomes troublesome and painful. Although suffering is inevitable, it is possible to activate the seeds of awareness by practicing the first eight of the Buddha’s foundations of mindfulness. Here we prime the ground for suffering to be transformed. Developing the art of suffering we can grow lotus flowers from the mud.