Buddhist meditation

I. Introduction The Tibetan Buddhist culture has been melted into the Tibetan culture, the inheritance of which takes place not just in the temples and among monks, but more importantly in daily lives and celebration ceremonies of the masses. The religious culture has penetrated into the inner heart of every people in China so that it seems to be a part of their inborn nature and people just practice it in their life spontaneously. Why people go to religious rites? No one would ask about it, nor…

In this fast moving world, we have lost our internal affiliation. Reliability is a fight. Everyone is fighting for some position. There is no time for your self. Throughout the day we lose energies dealing with our daily problems. Life is going away from us because of this. Society is looking around for real life, and searching for a solution to their stressful life. There is a new mechanism we can implemente in our life. It is called, ‘Mindfulness’. Mindfulness is a condition of dynamic, open…

Name: EYE Symbolic Meaning: Enlightenment. The spiritual third eye is a symbol of clairvoyance and spiritual gifts. Sometimes a deity would grant a third eye to a devotee to enhance their spiritual vision. There are also some cases of mythic stories where an eye is destroyed, and here it represents ignorance, which is often brought about by upsetting a Goddess, such as the example of Kuber or Shukracharya. Palmistry Meaning: Extremely strong intuitive ability, someone who has ‘seen the…

Yoga is responsible for creating a fine balance between the endocrine and the nervous systems in a human body and therefore it is very successful in influencing the good functioning of different body organs and systems directly or indirectly. Yoga provides a unique interconnectedness between the physical, mental, and emotional levels of human body and gradually makes way for an easy understanding of various restrained areas of existence. All this in turn helps in attaining some psychological…

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to reach Zen mind does one solely must do it through meditation? In Zen in the Art of Archery written by Eugen Herrigel, one can graduate and transcend into nirvana through any art. Finding Zen through mindless activity with the right focus allows one to be part of that Buddha Nature. When one clears the mind, one can achieve that perfect shot, dance freely, and achieve national titles. When one aspires to reach nirvana through meditation we must take into consideration of the Buddha’s…

Meditation Meditation calls for people to rest in the silence to gain a better understanding and relationship in the Spirit. Richard J. Foster mentions meditation having multiple meanings in Scripture, including: listening to God’s word, reflecting on God’s works, rehearsing God’s deeds, ruminating on God’s law, and more (Foster, 1998, p.15). Foster also mentions that repentance and obedience are main features of meditation, and these features are what sets Christian meditation apart from other…

Transcendental Meditation is a mode of meditation that is used to promote penetrating relaxation, reduces stress, improve health, upgrade the mood, and augment intelligence. It is also meant to increase the practitioner's happiness and to make his or her life more fulfilling. What are some of the benefits? It is said to make you more creative, improve memory, and make your thinking clearer. For the body it increases energy, alleviates stress, and is good for quitting smoking. Practitioners…

them. Clarity is something that people often ask for, what they don’t understand is that they are able to provide themselves with the clarity that they need if they take a moment for themselves. Often, this can be achieved through the practice of meditation. If you are always caught up in the future, you will never be able to find time to be at peace. Mindfulness is essential to everyday life because it allows for clarity, peace, happiness,…

A seven-year-old child is in a math class learning simple addition and subtraction of single digit numbers. To logically approach this mathematical concept, the instructor employs the analogy of cookies; she asks, “if your mom left four cookies on the table, but your sister took two of the cookies, how many cookies can you eat?”. A smart and logical child raises his hand and says, “I can eat two cookies!” and the teacher rewards him with a lollipop for correctly answering the question. However,…