Types of Buddhist Meditation
Anapanasati, “mindfulness of breathing”, or breath meditation is a core contemplative practice of Buddhism. Its practice builds mindfulness and concentration through the relaxation and stilling of body, feelings, and mind.
Buddhist meditation practices are techniques that encourage and develop concentration, clarity, emotional positivity, and a calm seeing of the true nature of things. By engaging with a particular meditation practice you learn the patterns and habits of your mind, and the practice offers a means to cultivate new, more positive ways of being.
Bodhichitta is a major focus of nearly all visualization sadhanas (in modern speak, “manual” or guided meditation). By activating our “Buddha Nature” we overcome our sense of being “ordinary.”
Heart Rhythm Meditation also creates a full breath, increasing lung function, raising the oxygen level of the blood and reducing fatigue. HRM does not cause hyperventilation, a breathing disorder of shallow, rapid breaths, common with stress. Most other forms of meditation can not assure that hyperventilation is avoided.
In Buddhism, kammaṭṭhāna is a Pali word (Sanskrit: karmasthana) which literally means the place of work. Its original meaning was someone's occupation (farming, trading, cattle-tending, etc.). It has several distinct but related usages, all having to do with Buddhist meditation.
Whether you like/want/know/believe it or not: Kundalini awakens during meditation when the mind momentarily becomes still, the breath becomes equanimous, or a momentary cessation of breath is achieved. Kundalini awakening results in Spiritual knowledge, Vipassana, and ultimately Prajna/Panna/Perfect Wisdom/Enlightenment/Nirvana.
Also known as Dynamic Meditation, Mahasati Meditation is a form of mindfulness meditation. It is a technique developed by Thai Buddhist reformist Luangpor Teean Cittasubho. . Mahasati Meditation uses movement of the body to generate self-awareness and is a powerful tool for self-realizat
The meditation requires no special intellectual sophistication, only awareness of the breath. One merely breathes naturally…keeping the breath in mind….There should be no attempt to control the breath or to force it into predetermined rhythms, only a mindful contemplation of the natural process of breathing in and out.
What is mindfulness meditation and how do you do it? Learn the basics about the practice and its Buddhist roots, with easy-to-follow instructions.
Qigong (/ ˈ tʃ iː ˈ ɡ ɒ ŋ /), qi gong, chi kung, or chi gung (simplified Chinese: 气功; traditional Chinese: 氣功; pinyin: qìgōng; Wade–Giles: chi gong; literally: "Life Energy Cultivation") is a holistic system of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used in the belief that it promotes health, spirituality, and martial arts training.
And then, to accomplish calm abiding, a calm focused state of mind, one needs to (6) reduce one’s attachment to objects of desire. Because otherwise, as soon as any kind of attractive form presents itself, or sounds, one won’t be able to accomplish samatha.
The modern Theravadan Buddhism and the Vipassana or Insight Meditation Movement promote satipatthana as key techniques for achieving mindfulness, promoting "mindfulness" as meaning careful attention instead of the recollection of the dhamma.
As my practice is a bit different, I usually find a chair. For want of a better term, my meditation is a chanting meditation. After recitation of portions of the 2nd and 16th chapters of the Lotus,Sutra, I, by choice, do my Nam myoho renge kyo as much as 40 to 60 minutes at a time.
In meditation, the Four Immeasurables are extended to all sentient beings. Through cultivating the Four Immeasurables, people can achieve happiness now and in the future. • Buddhist History & Culture: Buddhist Timelines, Scriptures, Women, Countries, Deities, Culture, Statistics.
Meditation techniques are, ultimately, all variations on one theme, liberation: see the films "Spiritual Liberation" and "With One Voice", which are documentaries of the practice of meditation in most of the world's religions, including Christianity, Hinduism, Sufism, Buddhism, Taoism, etc. (available for free on GaiamTV here and here, and for rent on Amazon Instant Videos, or any video rental or sales service). Both movies concentrate on the similarities of the world's meditative practices.
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 is the basis of all traditions of Buddhist meditation.
In Zen Buddhism, zazen (literally "seated meditation"; Japanese: 座禅; simplified Chinese: 坐禅; traditional Chinese: 坐禪; pinyin: zuò chán; Wade–Giles: tso 4-ch'an 2, pronounced [tswô ʈʂʰǎn]) is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice.