This practice offers gratitude for the twelve faculties. If any of these faculties are absent for you, or impaired, you can skip them, or contemplate any ways in which they have mattered to you. Or, you can substitute a sense; for example, touch instead of sight, or vibration instead of hearing.
Close your eyes and breathe out. Remember a moment when…
the gift of sight has mattered to you.
the gift of hearing has mattered to you.
the gift of smell has mattered to you.
the gift of speech has mattered to you.
the gift of taste has mattered to you.
the gift of sexuality has mattered to you.
the gift of action has mattered to you.
the gift of walking or locomotion has mattered to you.
the gift of strong feelings—tears, anger, grief, joy—has mattered to you. the gift of laughter has mattered to you.
the gift of thought has mattered to you.
the gift of sleep has mattered to you.
Offer gratitude for all these moments.
Now, choose a sense-gift that is inspiring to you in this moment. Commit to use this gift in a special way today.
Breathe out and open your eyes.