According to our practice, the mind has several ‘bases’, or resting places, in the body. When you meditate, you can imagine your object such as a crystal ball, sun, moon or star. Let it become small and move to our nostril. Let it stay at your nostril for a few seconds and then move it …
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When you close your eyes, you will bring your mind to your center of gravity. We know that we can’t simply grasp or catch our mind to achieve this. People don’t even know where their mind is during each moment. The way of knowing where our mind is located is actually very simple. When we …
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Mind has the nature of a soft element. It will be easier to concentrate it at your center when you deal with it softly and gently. We don’t like anyone to force us to do something. We appreciate it so much more when people ask us kindly. It is the same for your mind; never …
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A Feeling of Vast Space After you relax your body well and you feel really peaceful, you can imagine you are sitting in the middle of a vast space. For example, imagine you are sitting far away from the earth.Around you is emptiness. You are free and alone. You are sitting in the middle of …
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The first session was held on Sunday Morning at Cape Town Meditation Centre. Today, the teaching monk shared the lesson on basic knowledge of meditation. Including the meaning of meditation, the nature of mind, the importance of strong mind and the mind concept of meditation. After sharing knowledge, he led everyone to meditate together. Most …
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To close your Eyes Please pay attention to your eyes closing. Close them as gently as you can. Let your upper eye lids fall down slowly and naturally. Your upper and lower eyelids will not quite touch. You can feel that a little light can pass through little gap between your upper and lower eyelids. …
There is another important principle. To meditate, you need to know how to be comfortable. Any uncomfortable condition will not support our mind to be still. To persevere against any uncomfortable condition such as pain, heat, or cold is not the way. If you have to fight, it will not be peaceful. In the beginning …
Why do people play games, listen to music, read or find something else to do even when we are free? Because we need something to focus on – something not serious and that we enjoy. If we have nothing to do, it’s very easy to have a thousand thoughts in our mind. That’s why people …
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If we imagine a meter which shows the status of our mind energy, sometimes it will show a high level, and sometimes a low level. When you drive a car and the petrol gauge shows an empty tank, you need to find a petrol station. If you see lower battery sign of your mobile or …
Meditation is an activity we do with our mind. It’s 100% a mental activity. Why? Because during meditation we do not move any part of our body. If you have ever seen a Buddha image or statue, you normally see him sitting with his eyes closed. It’s the image representing his enlightenment and also his …
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