Transmuting your pain with Bongwoo Tao Breathing

In the first step of practicing the Bongwoo Tao Breathing method, you are invited to sit comfortably in a clean and quiet room and slowly calm your heart and your mind.  When you first begin your sitting practice, you may find that your old pains, wounds, anguish and suffering may arise.  This can be quite discouraging to a beginning student and they may start using the meditation time to solve the problems of their life or plan their day.  This may happen to experienced students too.

You are being encouraged to stay present with your suffering and see it transform. When you sit in meditation, you are committing to be kind and present to your suffering.  If you stay true to your commitment, you will reap the beauty of achievement at the end.  Most beginners report that the first thing they cultivate through this meditation method is peace of mind.  As you sit with your disturbing and intrusive thoughts, you will notice that over time they will calm down.  The key to the first step of the Bongwoo Tao Breathing Method is to actually experience how our mind creates unnecessary thoughts and how these thoughts are reduced as you continue your breathing practice.