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The 5 levels of Meditation ~ from Chanting to focusing on the breath and to eventually ‘Just Being’
Meditation is a vast and vague subject. With the below writeup, considering my intense experience with various techniques of meditation, i attempt to define/draw out the various levels of Meditation a seeker goes through. Hope this becomes a convenient guide for new and old Meditators to experience and understand Meditation in greater depth.
Sabka Mangal Hoye Re ~ Vipassana Metta Chant and Prayer Song for Peace and Happiness for All
Sabka Mangal Hoye Re is a beautiful prayer chant for happiness of all beings on the planet and universe.
This song is usually chanted every day during the vipassana 10-day course. This literally translates as “May Goodness Happen for All”.
The Power of Now – A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment ~ By Eckhart Tolle
Being is the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death. However, Being is not only beyond but also deep within every form as its innermost invisible and indestructible essence. This means that it is accessible to you now as your own deepest self, your true…
Siddhartha ~ By Hermann Hesse
“But be warned, oh seeker of knowledge, of the thicket of opinions and of arguing about words. There is nothing to opinions, they may be beautiful or ugly, smart or foolish, everyone can support them or discard them. But the teachings, you’ve heard from me, are no opinion, and their goal is not to explain…
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
Being and non-being create each other. Difficult and easy support each other. Long and short define each other. High and low depend on each other. Before and after follow each other.
The Master…
Alan Watts ~ A Man of Zen
The LA Times wrote the following about him: “Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Alan Watts had the rare gift of writing beautifully the un-writable. Watts began with scholarship and intellect and proceeded with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit. A fascinating entry into the deepest ways…
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind : Shunryu Suzuki
Now I would like to talk about our zazen posture. When you sit in the full lotus position, your left foot is on your right thigh, and your right foot is on your left thigh. When we cross our legs like this, even though we have a right leg and a left leg, they have…
Peace Is Every Step : Thich Nhat Hanh
There are three sorts of feelings—pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral. When we have an unpleasant feeling, we may want to chase it away. But it is more effective to return to our conscious breathing and just observe it, identifying it silently to ourselves: “Breathing in, I know there is an unpleasant feeling in me. Breathing out,…
Adyashanti ~ The Proponent of Primordial Awareness
“People believe that a spiritual teacher must provide answers to life’s bigger questions. Yet, the opposite is true. The main task of any good spiritual teacher is not to give answers to your questions. It is to question your answers. This is because of conscious and unconscious assumptions which are beliefs that tend to distort…
With each step, a flower blooms ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Radiate love ~ Buddha
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.” – Buddha
Refuge to the mind ~ Buddha
“Refuge to the man is the mind. Refuge to the mind is the Mindfulness.” – Buddha
What lies within us matters ~ Buddha
“What lies behind us & What lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Buddha
Never pretend love ~ Alan Watts
“Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.” – Alan Watts
Join the dance ~ Alan Watts
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
Past and Future are Illusions ~ Alan Watts
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is. – Alan Watts
Koan
Koan – What is the sound of one hand clapping?
Eat Mindfully
Today, Try eating mindfully! – Astitva Meditation
How to deal with difficult emotions mindfully
Deal with your emotions mindfully – Astitva meditation
Walk Mindfully ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Suffering is a Message ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending” – Thich Nhat Hanh
What is Mindfulness? ~ A Discussion
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness can be defined as a moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience without judgment. Thus, mindfulness is a state and not a trait. While it might be promoted by certain practices or activities, such as meditation, it is not equal or synonymous with them.
Thich Nhat Hanh ~ The Icon of Mindfulness Meditation
Thich Nhat Hanh was born as Nguyen Xual Bao, in the city of Hue in Central Vietnam on 11th October 1926. He came to be well-known as a Vietnamese Thien Buddhist monk and peace activist. He was also the founder of the Plum Village Tradition.