So I will introduce you to the third group of people you should develop metta for. Actually, you should continue cultivating metta for your teacher until your metta is well developed in order to attain jhana. After the metta for the teacher and yourself gains strength and momentum, establish jhana, and then change to a … Read more
Whenever a person lives with metta, he/she will experience the following benefits: If you develop metta for only a short time, the benefits are not so obvious. However, if you develop metta for quite sometime, you will experience more obvious and substantial benefits. This is why you should spend as much time as possible cultivating … Read more
Developing Patience WE ARE aware of how we can be impatient when being agitated or distracted continuously. Even the sound coming from a cats movements can disturb us enormously and make us very distracted. With continued distraction, we may become impatient and think of getting rid of the cat. Impatience has developed. In such circumstances, … Read more
No Courage To See Things As They Are TO SEE things as they truly ore is the very accomplished task of wisdom. Once we see things as they are, we will have accepted the world as it is.. and not create any more suffering. We shall no longer wish the world to be other than … Read more
Not Only Breathing THERE ARE many meditation objects to start with such as breathing. abdominal movements, the four elements, visualising colours or the Buddha. These objects are physical and are mostly given as a starting point to a beginner. One learns how to develop concentration using one of these objects. It depends on the teacher … Read more
Training The Mind Through Mindfulness VIPASSANA MEDITATION is a mental training (Sikkha). The mind is the most precious asset we possess as human beings. We can think and reflect with the mind, which is not the case at all for animals. Animals cannot reflect and understand as we do. They cannot reason as to right … Read more
The Aim And Technique Of Vipassana Meditation “WHAT IS the aim of Vipassana meditation” many people ask,” and when we will achieve that aim?” The aim of Vipassana meditation, in brief, is to be happy to be happy continuously. We are not really happy when we feel anxious, irritated, angry, frustrated and disappointed. We are … Read more
Just Bare Attention WHEN OBSERVING an object, initial or secondary, just pay bare attention to it. One should not think about the object nor should one add any value judgement to it. Merely observe it and come back to the initial object. There will be a time when one can reflect on an object but … Read more
Initial (primary) And Secondary Initial Meditation Object: For a beginner the first stage in Vipassana meditation practice can be called a learning stage. In this stage, it is important to have a chosen object to initially focus on. This object should be known as the initial meditation object. This initial object should be a physical … Read more