What is Vipassana? Vipassana, or insight meditation, is the practice of continued close attention to sensation, through which one ultimately sees the true nature of existence. It is believed to be the form of meditation practice taught by the Buddha himself, and although the specific form of the practice may vary, it …
METHODS OF VISUALIZATION MEDITATION Visualization is an excellent meditation practice, but it is also one of the most difficult. It’s easy to have a quick vision or image in our head for a few seconds or entertain a day dream, but to hold onto a single image for a longer …
METHODS OF MANTRA MEDITATION Compared to many other meditation methods, mantra meditation is one of the easiest to help us keep our focus and concentration. A mantra is a word or statement of homage, dedication, affirmation, or it can simply be a sound. It doesn’t have to be some sacred …
METHODS OF WALKING MEDITATION Even though walking meditation isn’t as common as sitting meditation, it is just as important. The Buddha told us that we can achieve great realizations through walking meditation. The main difference between sitting and walking meditation is our focus on our meditation object. With sitting meditation, …
METHODS OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Mindfulness is less of a kind of meditation and more of a practical exercise or practice in our everyday life. Mindfulness is already part of any regular meditation practice, because it is about being aware of what you are doing or concentrating on. Outside of meditation, …
