Millions of Buddhists seeking protection and healing from the novel coronavirus are turning to traditional religious rituals. Since the emergence of COVID-19,the Dalai Lama, othersenior monksandBuddhist organizationsin Asia and worldwide have emphasized that this pandemic calls for meditation, compassion...
Across the globe and as a part of nearly every religion, statues are used as a part of worship. While with most religions the term worship implies that a statue represents a deity, this is not the case with Buddhism. In fact, Buddhist worship is typically called "practice" or "meditation...
Meditation is a great way of doing this. Buddhists have been teaching the art of meditation for thousands of years, and believe that this is the best antidote to your personal sorrow, calming anxieties and calming any feelings of confusion and anger. When you meditate, you are transforming you...
Buddhist sects do view them differently, but generally speaking, Buddhists follow the path by approaching the world with compassion, patience and joy, and contemplating the universe through meditation. The fundamental goals are to cultivate morality (shila), meditation (dhyana) and wisdom (prajna). ...
If the gangrene hypothesis were really true, practicing Buddhists and other serious meditators would all be amputees. Numbness in the legs during long periods of sitting is pretty normal. So relax. Follow these eight simple steps to do the lotus posture without getting numb, painful legs. ...
Mindfulness meditation, however, refers to a popular kind of meditation that is known to Buddhists assamatha. If you’re interested in combining the two into a simple mindful meditation exercise, then I recommend this simple blueprint. In the following section, I included 14 steps for adding me...
Another post having to do with expectations you might have for your meditation practice can be found at “Meditation – Expectations“. Adopt a positive philosophy or spiritual practice –From a philosophical standpoint you might look into Buddhism or Stoicism. If that is not your thing then look...
The Core meditation trainer introduced me to other breathing techniques for calm, energy, and focus. I thought I had a pretty good handle on this thing our lungs do multiple times a minute. Then I read Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by journalist James Nestor, and discovered I ...
Yet, her clients often avoid it, rejecting the idea before they try meditation. "Just right off the bat, it's, 'I can't do that.' They've already decided even though they have no clue what meditation actually is. Because they're too hyperactive or too unfocused, can't imagine ...
Meditation– In some ways this is both a time issue and an issue of not having a teacher. How do you learn to meditate without a teacher? This also is directly related to “Time to Practice”. Enlightenment– What is your path to enlightenment? Is it reasonable goal for the householder?