Questions tagged [meditation-recommendation]
Questions asking for recommendations for a particular type of meditation perhaps to remedy a particular difficulty or to enable the practitioner to deepen his or her practice
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Meditation to simulate Near-death Experience
Namaste, Namo Buddhaya.
I'm here in my personal pursuit to understand death and soul from various perspectives.
A few days back I was reading texts on life, death, and reincarnation and got to know ...
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Where to go after Meditation apps
I’ve gone through quite a few periods of meditation everyday, but usually something happens and I tend to off the rails stop for a long period to bad effects.
I started learning with Headspace and ...
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How to begin to practice vipassana meditation?
I've been practicing meditation and studying buddhism for years, and I've always been curious about vipassana, but I never knew how should I practice it, on what should I focus, etc.
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Is there anything like mahamudra without guru yoga
I am attracted to the idea of meditating upon the mind as a path to liberation, as I understand is emphasized in mahamudra. However, I dislike the idea of guru yoga, or meditating in reverence or ...
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How does one cultivate uplifted energy (paggaha)?
In the sutta quoted here the Buddha recommends cultivating in equal measure concentration, equanimity and uplifted energy.
As far as I know, in order to develop concentration one focuses the mind on ...
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Meditating and including buddhist philosophy in your life without abandoning previous religious beliefs?
Is there a way where someone (could meditate and take up certain Buddhist practices without initiation into Buddhism?
This is just a question to understand theory, not directed to be anything ...
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Where should the eye be oriented during Vipassana (Anapanasati)?
Here is a general meditation technique of Anapanasati where one concentrates on the breath.
My question is during this meditation where should the eye turned.
Should they look up, or straight normally ...
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Which meditation is less likely to have negative effects or be practiced wrong?
I've heard a meditation teacher mention that samatha is less likely to be done wrong while using a visual object. I've also read about how mindfulness meditation may sometimes lead to negative effects ...
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What's the buddhist stance on cognitive behavioral therapy?
Is it a good idea to expose yourself to situations that trigger fear and anxiety and use meditation to get through it, or is the desire to overcome fear and anxiety "bad" because it's technically a ...
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Guidance in practical aspects of buddhism and meditation
I read a course entitled ' Meditation without exertion' which was purportedly based on Tibetan teachings and methods. It discussed methods of developing concentration and imagination leading to ...
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Semi-consistent Long Sessions Versus Regular Short Sessions
I've noticed it's really difficult for me to be consistent, even with short meditation. I'm thus hesitating between:
10 min sessions every day
40 min sessions every 2 or 3 days
Which of these seems ...
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Which is the easiest of the four paths for a novice lay practitioner?
In the Yuganaddha Sutta (AN 4.170), there is described the four paths stated below. Insight refers to vipassana and tranquility refers to samatha.
Development of tranquility before development of ...
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Questions about reacting to bodily sensations
I'm currently reading The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation and it says to observe sensations in the body without reacting.
What would be an example of a reaction that one might have? When I feel ...
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What are the common buddhist practices to eliminate sleepiness?
I sleep the hours which are said to be needed, but I still feel sleepy. I've been drinking coffee recently to eliminate grogginess, and it does work for me. However, I was wondering if there are other ...
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I'm looking for an outline of the practices going from beginner to jhana or streamentry
I'm looking for something similar to this little book, The
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Meditation (10~20 pages) from Ajahn Brahm.
Or something like this -- Meditation:
What is taught and practised in Pa-Auk.
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Proper meditation at hard times ( to be kind, open mind and enjoy hard times )
I understand that i act harmfully by my words also when i struggle at hard situation. (male 37 years old)
For example today forced my mother ( elderly) to do some work which i thought it could be ...
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How many different techniques of meditation did Buddha teach?
I was just wondering how many different types of meditation techniques did Buddha teach?
I know the below
Anapana,
Vipassana,
Charnal Ground,
Metta Bhavana,
I am looking for a list of ...
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Meditation technique to reduce/control pain/sorrow/loss
So I have been doing different meditation techniques to control/reduce different poisons(Klesha) of mind. Such as I do
Asuaba(Perception of Unattractiveness) for Lust
Perception of Loving Kindness (...
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Samatha while studying
I heard about the practice of concentration. But I work 13 hours per day doing coding. How can I meditate while studying, thinking really deep?
I can focus on one static object, but not reading (...
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What are we supposed to do while meditating?
Yes I have meditated and I have searched the Internet this question before landing here, what I describe below is a mixture of what I have read of what one should do during meditation and what ...
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Which place is good for vipassana meditation?
Please recommend good place for Vipassana meditation for in 2017.
Including
Availability of visa
it does not matter short 7-14 days or long (in months) Vipassana meditation course
If it is remote ...
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What practices can aid (or not ruin) the mahasi style meditation?
This question goes specifically to theravada insight practicioners - but everyone can answer if they think they have something useful to add - even from other traditions
since my mahasi style ...
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Meditating When Demotivated
I had meditated for some time for 30 min once or twice daily. Now, I am suffering from what seems to be anhedonia, a difficulty in feeling pleasure and being motivated. It makes it incredibly ...
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Tibetan Buddhism:Recieving inititation in India/Tibet
I recently read an introductory book on Tibetan Buddhism and intrigued by Tantra & Kalachakra practice. I have been practicing meditation for the last 2-3 years but not under the guidance of a ...
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Do Different Meditations Support One Another?
I have tried meditating on compassion, just as I've tried meditating on the breath. Currently, these days, I find it hard to meditate on compassion.
My question is: Would practising meditation of any ...
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How to disambiguate between various meditation practices?
From what I understand, different schools of Buddhism teach different subsets of meditation techniques, or different variations of the same techniques. However, many meditation resources don't specify ...
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What is the easiest way to achieve a state of no physical suffering?
I read that those monks who self-immolated probably felt no pain because they were in nirvana...
Is there a state you can get to more easily than nirvana where you can be conscious and pain-free? If ...
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Subjectivity Along the Buddhist Path
I noticed that when I meditate on breathing, which I've done about as long as the four immeasurables, I tend to nevertheless hear sounds such as a television or sounds outside my house. When I ...
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Splitting Up Meditation Time
I'm wondering simply whether there is a difference between two thirty minute sits daily and an hour long sit daily? Which is more advantageous?
Thank you
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Continuity With Meditation Practice
I have been practising compassion meditation somewhat consistently. I usually try to do so in the morning and in the evening. Somehow, I've come to view these two moments as 'ideal' in terms of ...
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How to let go of the will to let go or reach a certain state?
I find that the biggest block in my practice is the will to reach a good state. There's constantly an expectation from the experience to be good. I found that only by letting this go you can truly ...
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How to ordain and become a monk?
I want to devote my life to Buddhist way of meditation, I want to know more of Buddha teaching but my main interest is for go day and night actual meditation practices. I accidentally come across Sri ...
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Where is the complete William Hamilton's "Saints and Psychopaths"?
I have been trying to find a complete copy of William Hamilton's "Saints and Psychopaths" and although it seems to be distributed on the web in various places in electronic format, it also seems that ...
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Disclosing Spiritual Experiences
I've read that the Dalai Lama tends not to disclose his own spiritual experiences.
Is it bad to disclose meditative or spiritual experiences as visions and such? Is there a difference between monks ...
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Im making no progress on meditation
Kay so I have pretty strong OCD which manifests as just this constant stress. Under therapists advice ive been meditating for several hours a day for a month. I've made basically no progress. I also ...
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How to completely be aware of each moment?
How can I be completely aware in each and every moment, even working, walking, or talking? Is "continuous breath awareness" is an answer?
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questions on my meditation practice?
My goal with meditating was related to improving my concentration for academic reasons. At first I came across a method of meditating where I count out my breadth and avoid thinking of idle thoughts.
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Life's issues as a meditation subject?
Are life's issues and other practical problems appropriate as a meditation subject?
Any buddhist school, that focus on this type of meditation?
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Possibility of Unsuitable Technique
Upon (re)-reading this answer, I conjectured perhaps there are techniques unsuitable for some.
It does seem to be the case with the breath for me, in my experience, despite the popularity and near ...
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Software programming/Art and Buddhist Practice - Pursuing creative activity
I have read this question but I'm seeking more advice.
So it is quite obvious in the activity of software programming that we cannot help but think about programming concepts and also end up creating ...
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Confusion Over Intense Experience During Meditation
Today, I sat for a 30-minute meditation session, and towards the end of the 30- minutes (since I heard the timer bell ring a few minutes after the start of the experience), I started to feel an ...
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Is Constant Meditation Hindering my Creativity?
I recently became more consistent with focused breathing meditation. I feel that since I practice, I tend to fall into such breath-focused meditation while walking, on public transport, etc. Yet, this ...
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How and when should a child be introduced to Buddhism?
My son will be four soon. I would like to introduce him to Buddhist philosophy, and some meditation practices.
However, stillness is, at this point, completely foreign to his personality :)
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Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) -- concentrate on nose, or on whole body?
I am meditating for the last three months, about 30 mins a day (or a little longer than that). I followed Ajahn Brahm's "Basic Method of Meditation" to bring the mind to be in the present relatively ...
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Getting out of a rut when your sick and dying
What are the teachings and books that are good for inspiring the sick and soon to be dying? If your brain is getting eaten away, what are the best practices for that? Anyone know of any Doctors who ...
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Did the Buddha prescribe other meditations besides breath meditation? (for concentration, jhana) [duplicate]
After reading Ajahn Brahm, Leigh Brasington, and Ayya Khema's books on meditation, I have not been able to reach the jhanas through breath meditation.
If I stay with the breath long enough to reach "...
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Hard not to control my breathing
For the record I'm new to meditation.
I'm trying to observe my breathing without controlling it. That was the guidance from someone I met at a buddhist meeting.
Though sometimes I just ralize that I ...
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I am confused with my life. In most of the time I fill that, My husband don't love me don't care of myself
I am suffering from mind disturb. I am living alone one city for job purpose and my husband living with his family also for his job. All time he prefer his family more than me. If I told very small ...
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How Lord Buddha's Way Make Me Out Of This Depression!
I don't know If I should ask this here or not. But I am depressed enough and not able to find a way to get out of this situation to live life happily as I used to do before.
In my office I met a ...
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I had peace initially while meditating and then lost it?
I set up a routine to do my meditation where i just watch my thoughts. After some days i found a peace after meditating which continued through out my day. I enjoyed the calmness inside me. Following ...
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