Meditation Techniques

Meditation for World Peace
The Meditation Techniques to make World Peace

Meditation for world peace begins with a simple breath exercise.

The beginning of Meditation.

Meditation began from, Human, animals, things, fortune, rank, praise and power are the things that people try to seek and seize for themselves because they always think that these things will make them happier and better. But many times these things bring the problems and forces back because they have to struggle to possess these things. Sometimes there were some quarrels and angers so much that they fight or have wars. They had to exchange with lives. At last, the real things they got are making the bad retributions, making the feud and revenge. They will compensate the bad retributions in next lives which will make them worse and unhappy both body and mind.

Meditation Techniques : Vitamin for the Mind

What is meditation?

When you are talking about meditation, you have to understand first that meditation is not the matter to the hermit or the ordained ones only. But meditation is the way to train and develop your mind to become more stable, adhere to the goodness and have a better quality of mind. In the Buddhism, the worldly people can meditate to be happier and get better livings and the ordinants can meditate as the way to free own self from all defilements.

However, meditation is universal. It means that not only Buddhist can do, the other religious followers can do too. Meditation is focusing on the own practice because the practitioners will get and understand about the result of meditation by themselves. And if they have any question, they can ask the expert with the accurate questions corresponding to their experience. Although the meditation theories have been described thoroughly, the practitioners may overlook it while they are meditating.

The Meanings of Meditation

Meditation can explain its meaning in many aspects including to the meditation effects and its processing, for example, meditation is calm, comfortable and happy feeling that human can make. In Buddhism, meditation has been appointed to be a regulation for the doers will have a better life, be conscious and intelligent. There is no limit of age or gender for meditation. Everyone can meditate simply.

The meanings in the aspect of meditation effects

Meditation is the indication of mind being in only one emotion continuously or the indication of mind being still, not wandering. The concentrated mind is united to be one, clean and clear enough to see how pure the mind is. The pure mind will cause that person to have a strong willpower, be smart and happy in the same time.1

The meaning in the aspect of processing

In the other hand, meditation in the aspect of processing is the stableness of mind, the stable state of mind in/on to something or the mind standstills to something without wandering.

Meditation cause Inner Peace

In the contradiction, there is one thing that everybody has in this world and it is free of charge and does not require to struggle with anyone. It is the only thing that can lead us to access the real happiness - The happiness from inside by meditation – the meditating until you access the Inner Dhammakaya. The inner Dhammakaya exists in everyone’s body. The attainment depends on your intention to practice until you reach it. Whenever you attain the Inner Dhammakaya, you will be proud and happy by yourself without struggling with anyone and you will be happy enough to share it to the world.

World Peace Begins with Inner Peace

Benefit of Meditation and How to Meditation Techniques

The real world peace will be happened, it must start from us. The family, work, social and country livings will be happy and without any conflicts, it must begin with our first minds’still by Meditation. We can do it by meditation first by your selft and expand our happiness from inside Meditation to outside. Every good thing will be started with our minds. It begins with the first still at the 7^thbase of mind which we may not hear or know before. But it is the important thing to benefit most in the peace creation in this world.

The Mind as the Origin of Peace and War

Let's Begin to Meditate and learn How to Meditation Techniques

So, all of us should realize to the importance of the inner peace which is created by meditation because whenever the peace is in everyone’s mind, the world peace creation will not be the difficult thing anymore. There are so many Techniques to Meditate on the world but for DMC we'll talk about Meditation Techniques in Buddhism.

 

 

 

A Meditation Guide

by Luang Phaw Dhammajayo

Start by sitting in a relaxed half-lotus position by placing your right leg on

your left leg, your right hand on your left hand. The index finger of your right hand

should touch the tip of your left thumb. Place your hands palms up gently on your

lap. Sit with your body and head straight.

If you cannot sit in this position, you may

sit in a chair or on a sofa. Adjust your position so you feel comfortable, until you

feel your breath and circulation are flowing freely. Close your eyes gently, just like

you are about to fall asleep.

Then take 2-3 deep breaths. Inhale deeply, so you feel the air in your stomach. Exhale slowly.

When you are inhaling, let yourself feel as though every cell in your body attains the fullest

happiness and joy. When you are exhaling, release every one of your worries and stresses. Take a

moment to let go of these various concerns. Then breathe normally.

When you have relieved your

mind, you can start to relax your body. Relax every muscle in your body, from your head to the

tips of your toes. Relax your entire body at all points. No part should be tense, pulled, or stressed.

You should feel clear, light, and at ease. Then make your mind cheerful, fresh, clean, pure, and

bright. Empty your mind, free it from all thoughts. Make it seem as though you are sitting alone

in a clear and wide-open space, a place full of freedom and peace. Imagine that your body is free

of internal organs, that it is clear and hollow. You might feel that your body is lighter, that you

have become part of the atmosphere around you. Then bring your mind to rest at the centre of the

body, in the middle of your stomach, at a level located two finger widths above the navel. It is not

necessary to find the exact point at the centre of the body.

Simply continuously rest your mind

gently and softly in the area at the centre of your body. Do this while releasing the tension from

your body and your mind.

When you have relaxed your body and mind, start gently envisioning an internal image, visualizing

a clear, perfectly round and unblemished crystal ball. It can be any size but should be bright as the

midday sun or lucid as a full moon. Visualize it easily and calmly, without forcing the image to

arise, without compelling its appearance. If it is not clear, do not be concerned.

Whatever appears

simply let it occur. And keep your mind continuously calm, at rest and still. If your mind wanders,

support yourself with a mantra. Let the sound of the mantra slowly emerge from the middle of the

clear crystal ball at the centre of your body. The mantra is “Samma Arahang”, which means to

make the mind pure and detached from all forms of suffering. Or you can use the words “Clear and

Bright”,Recite the mantra continuously while observing the crystal ball calmly until your mind

becomes still. Then you will stop reciting or naturally forget to recite the mantra.

All that will

remain is the image of the crystal ball appearing clearly in the centre of your body. Calmly and

serenely maintain your concentration to sustain the image, with a mind that is still and soft at all

times.

If you have an internal experience that differs from what you normally experience, do not become

agitated or happy. Keep your mind unperturbed, just observe dispassionately. Do not be pleased or

displeased with what you see. In the end, your mind will become more refined and settle at the

centre of your body. Your mind will enter the centre of your body, the point of purity, brightness,

true happiness, and awareness. This awareness is profound internal wisdom, which grows deeper

with continued meditation.

You will reach the purity that is within all of us naturally from our

origins. This purity is something universal to people across the world.

When your mind is still, there is happiness in your meditation. Before stopping your meditation,

perform loving-kindness meditation, send good wishes to others, and share your happiness with the

rest of the world.

Start by unifying your mind so that it is still and at the centre of your body.

Feel that you love and send good wishes to everyone in the world. Let your mind coalesce into a

clear, bright crystal ball that embodies the power of love and good wishes for all living beings.

Let this crystal ball expand beyond your body in every direction: right, left, front, back, above,

below. Let it spread out in every direction. Let it be a mind that wishes all beings free of suffering

and able to attain ever greater happiness.

Wish that all beings will discover the greatest thing: to

attain the utmost happiness which arises from meditation, meditation which takes you to the original

purity that resides in all of us. You can bring this purity into your daily lives. It will make your

lives wholesome, fulfilling, and replete with goodness. It will benefit you and others.

Let the crystal ball of your mind expand beyond your body until it surrounds you and others who

are both near to and far from you. Let it expand to encompass your present location. Let it grow

ever larger until it reaches the sky.

Do this until you feel that your mind is boundless and has love

and good wishes for your fellow human beings on every continent and in every corner of the world.

Let your mind connect with all beings. Let them only have happiness. Let all countries in the

world prosper and be full of good people who work for true happiness and peace for all persons.

Let the power from the purity of your still mind at the centre of your body spread to those people

who are suffering because of war. Let their suffering turn into happiness. And let this happiness be

lasting. Let it be the case that the peoples of the world stop exploiting and harming one another.

Let people’s minds change from darkness to become rich in love and compassion.

The energy of purity that comes from meditation is a pure power. This power spreads quietly into

the atmosphere. It dispels flaws and darkness in our human minds so they will return to brightness.

Let us conduct our lives correctly in happiness with good minds, and change the world to achieve

true world peace.