Stream Meditation

Imagine sitting by a stream (yes, as if you're on vacation), watching leaves fall one by one onto the water's surface, drifting away with the current.

Whenever a troubling thought arises:

• Visualize it as words written on a leaf.
• Watch it float slowly downstream with the flow.
• Don’t push it away or chase after it.
• Simply observe it quietly.
• Don’t resist the thought, nor avoid it. Instead, let it flow away naturally in a more peaceful way.