|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meditations Tips, Tricks, and Traps | ||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
Anicca, Dukkha, and The Middle Way Anicca and Dukkha are causes and results founded in meditation. When we recite “Buddho”, we generally can not keep focusing at this word all the time. We sometimes lost focusing and try too hard to call this word back in focus. Then it will be harder to recite this word comfortably because we do not keep the middle way. We should practice so hard but with ease. Reciting is subjected to anicca also. So when the word disappears, we should not be worry too much. Even the word we are controlling in our mind could not be controlled perfectly. This is anicca that we should learn and accept. If it is not accepted then Dukkha will arise. Try to recite the word “Buddho” or any words as the electrical light. We see the light shining continuously although actually the light is off and on so fast. Practice your mind to run as fast as anicca. |
|||
|
|
Dynamic Meditation Meditation should not be aimed to still the mind as the final goal. Learning to still the mind is just a beginning process. Meditator should learn to control the mind as he wishes and then rotate it as fast as he can to unite with every step of mind/body movement in everyday life. That is why meditator should learn to concentrate at one-point then practice dynamic meditation. |
|||
|
|
See-Memorize-Think-Know Balancing When you are visualizing a concentrated picture or reciting “Buddho”, you may find that your mind is still able to hear or feel something distracting you away. Because you put too much concentration in visualizing/reciting and too little in other kinds of the five aggregates. See-Memorize-Think-Know is a simplified five aggregates. You need to activate all of the five aggregates together during the first state of meditation. Rupa, Vedana, Sanna, Sankara, and Vinnana must be balanced. Simplest version is to balance the awareness between body and mind. Another word is between physical body (rupa) and mind body (nama). This is the primary requirement at the beginning state of meditation. |
|||
|
|
3 Bases to One From Anapanna Satipatthana Sutta, we should keep mindfulness with inhaling and exhaling. Some teachers tell us to keep awareness all the way in the breathing path from the nose tip to the air tube to the bottom of the lung. These are 3 bases. Then when we are getting accustom to the flow, we should keep focusing only at one point such as at the nose tip. How do we know the right moment to move from 3 bases to the final one? There is an explanation that I like most. We do not need to move from 3 bases to the final one selectively. When your mind is ready, all 3 bases will be joined together into only one automatically. The body and mind will be one. |
|||
|
|
Big in Small In physical world, small thing fits inside bigger thing. In mind world, bigger thing can be fitted inside smaller thing. |
|||
Last updated |
|
|
||
