Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery
Oct 13, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min · 10 segments
Using the Daily Contemplations as a frame for exploring control and the lack of control. The challenge of Right Effort.
Kevin GriffinHost
So settling back into a comfortable and, uh, you know, balanced meditation posture.
So if you can, to sit upright, uh, and noticing the alignment of your spine, the... letting your chest be open, letting the belly be soft and...
Sometimes it's easier to meditate actually with the eyes a little bit open, depending on how that impacts your mind, having your eyes closed or opened.
Not trying to enforce some particular form of meditation, but each of us wants to find their own way to practice what makes it easiest for you to be present, to be calm, to be focused.
As we attune to the body, start to perceive these different forms of sensation, different forms of feeling.
And noticing when the mind wanders, when the attention strays from the breath Acknowledging that and gently coming back.
And equally how thoughts get set off by emotions, finding ourselves analyzing or deconstructing or trying to solve feelings with the mind.
But observing them opens up our understanding of self, of our mental life, of our habitual patterns.
We don't have to chase after figuring these things out or turn our meditation into a project.
If we just notice moment by moment what's happening, then these patterns will emerge organically out of that attention.
So settling back into a comfortable and, uh, you know, balanced meditation posture.
So if you can, to sit upright, uh, and noticing the alignment of your spine, the... letting your chest be open, letting the belly be soft and...
Sometimes it's easier to meditate actually with the eyes a little bit open, depending on how that impacts your mind, having your eyes closed or opened.
Not trying to enforce some particular form of meditation, but each of us wants to find their own way to practice what makes it easiest for you to be present, to be calm, to be focused.
As we attune to the body, start to perceive these different forms of sensation, different forms of feeling.
And noticing when the mind wanders, when the attention strays from the breath Acknowledging that and gently coming back.
And equally how thoughts get set off by emotions, finding ourselves analyzing or deconstructing or trying to solve feelings with the mind.
But observing them opens up our understanding of self, of our mental life, of our habitual patterns.
We don't have to chase after figuring these things out or turn our meditation into a project.
If we just notice moment by moment what's happening, then these patterns will emerge organically out of that attention.
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