This week we review meditation instructions by Bhante Vimalaramsi: the 6 R’s. Recognize, Release, Relax, Re-Smile, Return, Repeat. We’re reading from Bhante’s book The Anapanasati Sutta, downloadable for free.

In today’s talk, we are blessed to welcome Bhante Vimalaramsi and hear him speak about life, meditation, the 6 R’s, and how to keep a light mind. The talk includes a very informative and inspiring Q&A session.

We are so delighted that many of you have found the 6Rs to be a breakthrough in your practice. But there were also some questions that arose about the 6Rs.

Last week, we learned from Bhante Vimalaramsi about adding smiling and relaxing to the active part of the process of meditation. Today, I want to let Ajahn Brahm chime in. He’s big on smiling, enjoying, and relaxing during meditation. We often hear him say: “Relax. To the max.”

During the last eight months we have been meditating weekly together. So how is your meditation practice unfolding for you? We have come across a new monk whom we didn't know about a week ago. He taught us something that we have been missing in our meditation practice.