Most of what Zexeda offers is something to read. This page is for the moments when you would like to put the reading down, close your eyes, and let a voice walk you through the practice instead.
Each practice here is short. Each one is taken from an article on this site, so nothing in it will be new to you if you have read the article, and nothing in it needs the article if you have not. Sit somewhere you will not be interrupted for a few minutes, and press play.
Practice 1: Ji-gam — watch one feeling until it passes
3 minutes · for a first sitting
Ji-gam (지감, 止感) means stopping reactive feeling. It is one of three practices named in the Samil Singo, one of Korea's two short ancient scriptures, and it is the first practice of the mirror, the second of Dangun's three seals.
The name can sound like holding a feeling down. It is the opposite. In these three minutes you call up one small moment from your week when you felt glad: a message from a friend, a good meal, a minute of sun on your face. You let the scene come back, you look at the one who felt glad, and you give the feeling its name. Then you only watch, the way a mirror does. You do not hold the feeling and you do not send it away.
That one look is the whole practice. The recording ends by handing it back to you: the next time a feeling rises in your day, give it one look before it carries you.
If you want the full practice in words, read How to Stop Being Carried by Your Feelings: Ji-gam, the First Mirror Practice. It walks through all six feelings the scripture names, in order, and says what to do when a feeling grows instead of settling.
If you have never sat before, Korean Meditation for Beginners: A 10-Minute Evening Practice is a gentler place to begin.
How to use these recordings
- Sit, do not lie down. A chair is fine. Let your back be straight and your hands rest.
- Use a small moment. The recording asks for something glad and small on purpose. Leave the heavy memories for another day and another practice.
- Once is enough. You do not need to repeat it to do it properly. If you come back tomorrow, come back with a different small moment.
- If a feeling grows instead of settling, stop for today. Open your eyes, look around the room, and name a few things you see. The tradition has a different practice for what does not dissolve when it is watched, and the ji-gam article explains where it fits.
Where these practices come from
Korea's founding story says three heavenly seals came down from heaven, and tradition remembers them as a sword, a mirror, and a bell. Zexeda reads them as three steps in order: clear what is false, keep what is true, and share it. The articles walk those steps one at a time, and the recordings on this page follow the same road. If you would like the map before the walking, start with The Three Seals of Dangun, or see the practice path on the Start Here page.
More practices will be added here as they are made.
This article is for educational and reflective purposes and shares interpretations of Korea's ancient wisdom traditions. It is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.