What is meditation?
From TheBuddhism.Net
There are three unwholesome roots; namely, Greed (lobha), Hatred (Dosa), Delusion (Moha). They are eliminated by the three wholesome roots; namely, charity, virtue and meditation. Charity destroys greed, virtue destroys hatred, meditation destroys delusion. Basically, meditation means “trying to keep one’s mind in one place”. Meditation helps to prevent the mind from having immoral thoughts.
But, before learning or trying to meditate, one should become morally upright. Becoming morally upright or virtuous doesn’t mean wearing white and observing eight precepts or wearing yellow and observing the ten precepts, or getting into the robes and becoming a monk. A morally upright or virtuous person keeps away from all the defilements that occur from one’s mind, body and word. The laymen should also fulfill all their duties to their kith and kin before contemplating meditation.
The person who wants to meditate should organize his life properly. According to the ‘Visuddhi marga’, the book which gives proper instructions to the person who meditates, one should not only clean one-self’s body and clothes; but should tidy the place and its surroundings where he intends to meditate as well and prepare himself in advance.
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Thank you Rinpoche to initiate meditation practice.
If we do not create inner peace, outer peace is not possible.”
Meditation is a tool for spiritual change. Meditation develop positive inner qualifies and to transform negative ones. There is a lot of benefit from meditation. This is to tame our Mind as this exactly opposite to our usual state of mind which frantically jumps from one thought or image to another without even a moment’s rest.The meditation is to develop concentration by focusing on our breathing, the nature of our mind, a concept with a visualised image. Every day we eat to fill our stomach and bath to clean our physical body. Same as meditation, we need to cleanse our mind every day and direct us to the right motivation and action. It is necessary for dharma practitioner.
Very good tips before we take on meditation that is suppose to give rise to wisdom in us.