Decisive action — 4 minute meditation
Four minutes to rehearse the feeling of deciding and acting with confidence, without second-guessing.
About this meditation
You trust yourself to make decisions and take action quickly
Full transcript
Wherever you are, be there, with the weight of your body on the ground.
The mind that is somewhere else is already cut, the mind that is here is uncuttable.
Be the anvil, heavier than the blow, absorbing in silence, shaping the steel that strikes it.
The self that thinks before it cuts is already too late, train until thought and motion are one.
Today, victory over yourself of yesterday, the only opponent that matters is within.
Feelings are weather, they pass over the body like cloud over the mountain, do not build on them.
The same breath whether you hold a sword or a cup, be the same everywhere, or it is not the Way.
Now, slowly, open your eyes, and return to the world, with the weight of your body on the ground.
Frequently asked questions
- What is this meditation about?
- Four minutes to rehearse the feeling of deciding and acting with confidence, without second-guessing.
- How long is it?
- 4 minutes (4:11).
- What language is the audio in?
- The narration is in English, voiced by "Musashi". The full transcript is on this page.
- Was this written by a person?
- No. Someone said what was going on, and Neuro Atelier composed and narrated this piece for that one situation.
- Can I get one made for me?
- Yes. Say what is going on at neuro.kilazi.com, pick a voice and a length, and a piece is composed for you. Five minutes with a house voice is free.
Say what is going on. Get one made for that.
Not a library you search: a piece composed for the thing you are actually carrying today. Five minutes with a house voice is free.
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