{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/6a4227297407a2671fa9fbd5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" Intentionality: The Direction of the Mind and Heart (Repost)","description":"<p>In this meditation, I invite you to explore <strong>intentionality</strong> — the quiet direction of the mind and heart that gives shape and energy to our practice.</p><p><br></p><p>We reflect on what it means to hold an intention: not as effort or striving, but as a gentle desire that something might be, for ourselves or for another. As intention gathers our inner faculties, attention naturally settles, and the breath becomes a steady companion.</p><p>Resting with the rhythm of breathing, where the out-breath becomes the in-breath, we allow awareness to fill the whole body. Intention is not forced here; it is simply held, present in the here and now.</p><p>This <strong>daily guided meditation</strong> offers a <strong>moment of calm</strong>, whether you are pausing during the day or <strong>winding down before sleep</strong>, supporting clarity, steadiness and quiet presence.</p><p><br></p><h3>Chapters</h3><p><strong>&nbsp;00:00</strong> – Introduction</p><p> <strong>00:15</strong> – Exploring intentionality</p><p> <strong>01:22</strong> – Gathering the inner faculties</p><p> <strong>01:42</strong> – Holding an intention for others or yourself</p><p> <strong>02:07</strong> – Intention as something that unfolds</p><p> <strong>03:10</strong> – The bell</p><p> <strong>05:52</strong> – Finding the rhythm of the breath</p><p> <strong>06:08</strong> – Where the out-breath becomes the in-breath</p><p> <strong>07:52</strong> – Breathing with every cell</p><p> <strong>09:09</strong> – Resting in the here and now</p><p> <strong>10:52</strong> – Closing bell</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Cutdown Studios"}