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A Meditation for Peace: Calming the Mind, Opening the Heart, Healing the World · STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

• 0:03
  SPEAKER_01: Hey there.
• 0:06
  SPEAKER_01: I thought it might be a good idea to do a meditation for peace today.
• 0:13
  SPEAKER_01: And when I talk about peace, I'm talking about peace within, peace between, and peace beyond.
• 0:25
  SPEAKER_01: An inner, an outer, and a everywhere kind of peace.
• 0:33
  SPEAKER_01: So find a comfortable position, seated or lying down, and allow your body to be supported, whatever you decide.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_01: Remember, there's nothing to fix.
• 0:44
  SPEAKER_01: There's nothing to improve.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_01: There's nowhere to get.
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_01: We're just arriving.
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  SPEAKER_01: Take a moment simply to arrive.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_01: When you're ready, take a slow breath in for four, three, two, one.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_01: And exhale.
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  SPEAKER_01: Three, two, one.
• 1:12
  SPEAKER_01: Take another slow breath or two in through the nose.
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  SPEAKER_01: And an unhurried breath through the mouth.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_01: Once again, inhaling steadiness.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_01: And exhaling whatever you've been carrying.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_01: Allow your breath to find its own natural rhythm.
• 1:39
  SPEAKER_01: You've got this.
• 1:40
  SPEAKER_01: Takes a minute.
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_01: Takes a moment just to slow down.
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  SPEAKER_01: Take the time you need here.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_01: It's very important.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_01: When you're ready, I want you to bring your attention gently to the space behind your eyes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Go ahead and close them if you feel comfortable.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_01: The space behind your eyes, the place where thoughts rise and fall.
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  SPEAKER_01: Imagine your mind as a wide sky.
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_01: Thoughts are like clouds.
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  SPEAKER_01: Some are light and some are heavy.
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  SPEAKER_01: But the sky itself, the sky remains steady, untouched.
• 2:31
  SPEAKER_01: You don't need to chase the clouds.
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  SPEAKER_01: You don't need to chase them away.
• 2:40
  SPEAKER_01: You really do not need to analyze them.
• 2:42
  SPEAKER_01: Peace doesn't come from stopping thought.
• 2:48
  SPEAKER_01: It comes from not being pulled by your thoughts.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's an important distinction.
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  SPEAKER_01: Silently repeat, if you're comfortable, I can observe without engaging.
• 3:08
  SPEAKER_01: I can observe without engaging.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let the breath anchor you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let it anchor you here, now, steady, present.
• 3:24
  SPEAKER_01: Enough.
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  SPEAKER_01: Truly focus on this moment right now, listening to my voice or looking at my face, and knowing that we are simply here.
• 3:41
  SPEAKER_01: Right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nothing to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now shift your awareness to the center of your chest.
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  SPEAKER_01: Imagine a soft, warm light there, not bright or dramatic.
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  SPEAKER_01: Just steady.
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  SPEAKER_01: A kind light, an alive light.
• 4:10
  SPEAKER_01: This is the place, and you could go ahead and put your hand there if you want.
• 4:14
  SPEAKER_01: This is the place in your heart, your place of compassion.
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  SPEAKER_01: And compassion begins with yourself first.
• 4:29
  SPEAKER_01: If there's been tension, regret, or self-judgment, acknowledge it without needing to resolve it.
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_01: Peace arises not from controlling outcomes, but from acting and being without attachment.
• 5:01
  SPEAKER_01: Silently offer yourself this phrase.
• 5:12
  SPEAKER_01: May I be at peace with what is.
• 5:20
  SPEAKER_01: Let the warmth in your chest expand slightly with each breath.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_01: Imagine that same gentle light extending beyond you into the room.
• 5:43
  SPEAKER_01: Your home, your community.
• 5:48
  SPEAKER_01: Picture the people that you love.
• 5:52
  SPEAKER_01: People that you struggle with.
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  SPEAKER_01: People that you will never meet.
• 6:02
  SPEAKER_01: Picture them all and take another deep breath.
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  SPEAKER_01: You are not responsible for fixing the world.
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  SPEAKER_01: But your presence matters.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_01: You are not responsible for fixing the world.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_01: But your presence matters.
• 6:47
  SPEAKER_01: Silently repeat.
• 6:51
  SPEAKER_01: May all beings experience moments of peace.
• 7:00
  SPEAKER_01: May all beings experience moments of peace.
• 7:11
  SPEAKER_01: Allow that intention to ripple outward like a stone dropped into still water.
• 7:24
  SPEAKER_01: Return your attention to your breath now, to your body, to the support beneath you.
• 7:35
  SPEAKER_01: Peace is not something that you have to hold on to.
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_01: It's something that you can return to even briefly, even imperfectly.
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_01: Take one last nourishing breath in, and a soft, complete breath out.
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  SPEAKER_01: Peace is not the absence of conflict.
• 8:24
  SPEAKER_01: It's the presence of awareness right here, right now.
• 8:35
  SPEAKER_01: When you're ready, gently open your eyes, bringing this quality of peace into whatever comes next.
• 8:50
  SPEAKER_01: Peace is not something that you must hold on to.
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_01: Peace is something that you can return to.