4-2 Right method peaceful environment can help us enter meditation
Likewise, when dealing with our flaws, we should be kind and humorous. In this way, we will also be kind and humorous towards others' flaws. If we are too harsh on ourselves, we will also be harsh and narrow-minded towards others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyJEixtjKE&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=5&pp=gAQBiAQB We shouldn't indulge in our flaws and negative thoughts, but we should treat […]
4-1 Deep breathing is good for health
When you meditate, keep your mouth slightly open, as if about to say a deep, relaxing sound. Before meditation or during breaks at work or in daily life, we can often take deep breaths, because we are often disturbed by delusions, distractions, and afflictions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPEvgfUyTM&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=13&pp=gAQBiAQB In our daily life, we can often take deep breaths, […]
3-4 The key to eliminating attachment isto have the wisdom of emptiness
We need to practice to be open and natural, without grasping after perceptions. When encountering perceptions, we tend to pursue the suffering of change, while reject the suffering of suffering. This is our instinctive reaction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEK1xNd6w7w&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=12&t=41s&pp=gAQBiAQB0gcJCQwKAYcqIYzv This is hard. It's not easy to deal with our instincts from beginningless time. We can only gradually deal […]
3-3 Why should we keep our eyes open during meditation?
There are several reasons for keeping the eyes open: First, you are less likely to fall asleep. Second, meditation is not a means of running away from the world. Third, it's not disconnecting from the world and entering a trance-like state of consciousness. Closing the eyes can easily lead to trance and immersion in your […]
3-2 Heart center is connected to the eyes through wisdom channels
In our tradition of meditation, your eyes should be kept open: this is a very important point. If you are sensitive to disturbances from outside, when you begin to practice you may find it helpful to close your eyes for a while. Close your eyes slightly, but not completely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a32shD4X36I&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=11 Let your eyelids droop naturally, […]
3-1 Meditation posture is a skillful means
Meditation posture is a skillful means Bring the mind home, but our minds are so wild and distracted that we need a skillful means and some special methods. Posture is one of the skillful means. The posture I'm going to explain to you may differ slightly from others you may be used to. It comes […]
2-4 Meditate without thinking that you're meditating
Sometimes when we meditate, we don't use any particular method. Just as what I've said, "like pouring a handful of sand onto a flat surface". Of course, when starting meditation, it's still necessary to use some methods, such as watching the breath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3sDZtBk9T8&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=10&t=17s&pp=gAQBiAQB At the beginning, when the mind is distracted, you need to force […]
2-3 Create the right inner environment for meditation
When we meditate, it is essential to create the right inner environment of the mind. All effort and struggle come from not being spacious. When we meditate, we should also have this state: sit, cross our legs, relax completely, with no hindrances in the mind and nothing to cling to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5-02-e1UvU&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=7&pp=gAQBiAQB0gcJCQsKAYcqIYzv When worldly people work […]
2-2 Let go of all attachments
There is a famous saying: "If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear." Finally, slip quietly out of the noose of your habitual anxious self. The word “slip” is interesting, as it means to sneak away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTb6wwHJZE8&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=6&pp=gAQBiAQB Because our afflictions will […]
2-1 "Reflecting the light inward" can reveal our true nature
When practicing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, be mindful of every physical movement clearly and without any emotions. In meditation, there are no emotions. One is mindful of any thought and mental state, as well as any feeling—whether it is the suffering of suffering, the suffering of change, or all-pervasive suffering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xytQfUh38UI&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6y0rppKahVNKdTocWEQizP&index=5&pp=gAQBiAQB The mind is […]