what is the purpose for meditation and why should we meditate?
Sep.06, 2007 in
Meditation questions
maddball26 asked:
And what is zen, karma and nirvana, and what do all those things have to do with meditation?
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And what is zen, karma and nirvana, and what do all those things have to do with meditation?
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September 6th, 2007 at 11:19 am
Es para calmar la mente. Karma es una ley universal. Nirvana es un temporal de los cielos.
September 8th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
For me, I find it a nice way to relax and de-stress, if I can get my mind to stop chasing its tail for a little while.
September 12th, 2007 at 6:02 am
Meditar significa tambi
September 12th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
They have nothing to do do with true mediation (?which is thinking about God and his word in the Bible - Psalms 63:6; 77:12; 119:27,48,78,148; 143:5; 145:5). They only lead into the influence of demonic powers
September 15th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Meditation functions to transform our consciousness.
Virtually all human beings have what Zen masters call an “I, my, me” mind — that is, we center our entire life around self-interest and self-concern.
When we correctly practice meditation, this self-centered mind begins to change. We begin to orient our life toward acting in ways that are beneficial for everyone around us. This is a natural outcome of meditation — it’s not something we can “make” happen.
More concretely, meditation practice uncovers our inner resources of compassion and wisdom. As these two qualities emerge, we naturally act in beneficial ways. Our actions reduce suffering for those around us, and for ourselves. All this comes effortlessly from meditation.
The Japanese word “zen” simply means meditation. “Karma” refers to the ongoing action of cause and effect in our lives. And “nirvana” refers to the enlightened state I described earlier. When our mind is truly spacious, clear, and compassionate — that is nirvana.
All human beings have occasional glimpses into this nirvana-mind. But without sincere meditation, virtually no one can sustain nirvana-mind moment to moment in daily life. Good question! Hope this helps.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:24 am
Zen meditation (zazen) has no purpose or goal. Zazen is a pure expression of being.
‘Zen’ is a Japanese word derived from the Chinese word ‘ch’an’, which was derived from the Sanskrit word ‘dhyana’, which is a name for a form of meditaion.
‘Karma’ and ‘nirvana’ are also Sanskrit words that are associated with Buddhism, and describe different types of illusions which are dispelled by practicing zazen.
Neither karma nor nivarna have anything really essential to do with meditation (zazen), although they are sometimes used as teaching tools by zen teachers and in Buddhism.
September 20th, 2007 at 6:32 am
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:22 pm
The beginning person is there is that of ones thinking and consciousness each time you starting meditation is that of ones thinking feeling and is little capability to heal from diseases your true self not react out of ones thinking and is that of the beginning person is spent walking around being unknowingly chained to see clearly and not.