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RE: Experience the Power of Meditation Even in Simple 10 Minute Sessions
Here in Asia where meditation is integral to the Buddhist way of life, no one would dream of starting with sitting meditation. Young novices start with walking and sweeping meditation - true mindfulness - for YEARS before they ever "sit". I do wonder at the western way of teaching meditation and how much true mindfulness in everyday life is overlooked and sidestepped. Intrigued as I read these western "how to's" in contrast to the Thai and Asian practice that is a normal part of my day to day.
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@artemislives Comparatively, the Western aspects are watered down. Mindfulness only truly became introduced as a therapeutic means of coping with stress, anxiety and PTSD to name a few. While it is based of what you have been taught, there are many aspects that I am sure are missing.
I would be very interested to hear more about true mindfulness. I know mediations are very different in different parts of the world as is what resonates with a person. What works for one doesn't work for another. If you would like to put together something new as in a basic how to on starting your process. I'll put in the Mindful Monday post.
I would be interested in hearing more of the ways in Thailand and Asia for it is a very foreign/different country to Canada.
Wonderful to have more mindfulness ways incorporated into your culture! I have never really experienced much of their culture, just taken up some of the Buddhist teaching. Lots of material from the Pali Text Society.
Yes, having come from Nepal, land of the Buddha, it is not surprising for me to see many different techniques of meditation since Buddha taught over 100different meditation techniques (to start) depending on the state of mind and matter. So someone with very active mind might do better with dynamic meditation involving movement (at least at the beginning) while others with quieter mind state may go deeper with sitting meditation. I was following Ajan Brahm (English-Australian Monk) who spent many years in Thai Monastery under Ajan Chah and he was saying that in Thai tradition walking meditation is common, whereas in Theravada (Nepal, Indian, Burma etc.) tradition sitting meditation seems to be prevalent but even in that tradition, as Buddha said in Satipthanna Sutta, as we we go deeper into meditation one should be aware of the rising and passing away of phenomena (in mind and matter) in 4 position while sitting, standing, walking and lying down. I think healt sector really started to embrace mindfulness (in meditation lite version) when Jon Kabbat Zinn introduced it about 2 decades ago. He spent over 14 years practicing Zen and made mindfulness popular in medical field as I understand it - although it probably has been used in medical field way before that. And agree, implementing the mindfulness in day to day life or each moment is the goal - regular practice will support that goal 😊. 🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♀️
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Thank you for enlightening us on the different aspects of meditation in different traditions!
You are very knowledgeable and I appreciate you sharing that knowledge with us!