How to meditate like a Zen Master

7 Comments on “I would like to learn to meditate. What is the best way to do it?”

1. Brandi24
   December 12th, 2007 at 7:54 pm

   There are a lot of websites and Books on meditation.Also Cd’s that help with meditation.

2. eaglestalon
   December 15th, 2007 at 1:29 am

   Look up Kundalini… google

3. Mo
   December 17th, 2007 at 9:11 pm

   Find a teacher (who meditates everyday) for advice.

   Most importantly, you must find a comfortable seating posture where your head neck and trunk is strait. This will heat up the base of the spine and send energy up. This will keep you from falling asleep and keeping the mind alert. Then, focus on your breath, making it smooth, even, diaphragmatic, in and out through nose, and silent. Do this first and then research the more advanced steps and get advice from a teacher. People say that you should concentrate on nothing. Do not listen to this. The goal is to be one-pointed with your mind. The function of the mind is to think. Eventually, you will use a mantra which will help your mind to be one-pointed.

4. V Dezzed
   December 19th, 2007 at 9:04 am

   Read up on it first, google would be a good start.
   Find a nice, green and sunny spot outside
   Close your eyes, relax your body
   Sit down, and focus on your breathing.
   You can meditate in doors aswell, but personally I think nature is an inspiration of its own. Good luck!

5. Freddy F
   December 20th, 2007 at 11:59 pm

   First of all you will need at least 20 minutes twice a day, every day without fail if you are serious about a practice of meditation. I found TM the best for tangible results.
   Contact the Transcedental Meditation centre in your city.

6. moondown
   December 21st, 2007 at 2:15 pm

   Depends on why , and what you are seeking. The newest and most effective meditation I’ve found is ‘Adyashanti’. Type it in on google and find his med cd’s. Really powerful and the easiest most effective meditation I’ve ever done. That is, if your looking for enlightenment.

7. David S
   December 23rd, 2007 at 7:38 pm

   Meditation is simply learning to live in the moment, when nothing distracts you and when you are not tied to the past or anxious about the future. In meditation you become peacefully aware of your real self. The more you use it, the more aware you become. When you learn to live life for each moment, to enjoy and appreciate life to the fullest at that moment, you suddenly become impervious to the myraid of doubts and fears that you’ve lived with all your life.

   While there are many folks that seem to believe their particular mantra has “magical power”, it really is the mindfulness that matters. The mantra is just one of the vehicles you can use to get there.

   I developed a simple nonsectarian practice, but my background is in Buddhism - specifically Jodo Shinshu (aka Shin) Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, and the nonsectarian teachings of the Bright Dawn Institute (aka Kubose Dharma Legacy).

   Here is the simple, yet potent, meditation technique that I use with some recommended resources as well. Specific posture does not matter. If you are uncomfortable sitting on the floor, you can sit on a chair with feet flat on the floor.

   Since I have medical issues, I do a simple form of secular mindfulness meditation to relieve stress and anxiety. This helps to reduce high blood pressure and the frequency of headaches. It is a practice recommended by my primary licensed physician and is not encumbered by any superstitious nonsense.

   I have actually studied a wide variety of religions and paths. Being more musically inclined, I was initially attracted to the practices of Jodo Shinshu (aka Shin Buddhism) and Nichiren Buddhism - with the combination of chanting a rhythmic phrase (Nembutsu or Odaimoku) and/or sutra recitation to a visual object (a scroll of Amida or a Gohonzon). This is a more active form of meditation as compared to the silent form (see below for that). So I decided to create a nonsectarian alternative in that vein. One practice that I find helpful in the vein of the Way of Oneness (the realization of interdependence) is to chant

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