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The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is that associated with Transcendental Meditation, developed by the Indian spiritual figure Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It uses a private mantra and is practised for 20 minutes twice per day while sitting comfortably with closed eyes. [1][2] TM instruction encourages students to be not alarmed by random ...
t. e. Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhāvanā ("mental development") [note 1] and jhāna/dhyāna (mental training resulting in a calm and luminous mind). [note 2] Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the path toward liberation from ...
The five faults and eight antidotes are factors of samatha meditation identified in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The five faults identify obstacles to meditation practice, and the eight antidotes are applied to overcome the five faults. This system originates with Maitreyanātha's Madhyānta-vibhāga and is elaborated upon in further texts ...
Contents. Anapanasati. Ānāpānasati (Pali; Sanskrit: ānāpānasmṛti), meaning " mindfulness of breathing " (sati means mindfulness; ānāpāna refers to inhalation and exhalation [ 1 ][better source needed]), is the act of paying attention to the breath. It is the quintessential form of Buddhist meditation, attributed to Gautama Buddha ...
Meditative postures or meditation seats are the body positions or asanas, usually sitting but also sometimes standing or reclining, used to facilitate meditation. Best known in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are the lotus and kneeling positions; other options include sitting on a chair, with the spine upright.
t. e. The mind teachings of Tibet ( Wylie: sems khrid) are a body of sacredly held instructions on the nature of mind and the practice of meditation on, or in accordance with, that nature. [ 1] Although maintained and cultivated, to various degrees, within each of the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions, they are primarily associated with the ...
Maraṇasati (mindfulness of death, death awareness) is a Buddhist meditation practice of remembering (frequently keeping in mind) that death can strike at any time (AN 6.20), and that we should practice assiduously (appamada) and with urgency in every moment, even in the time it takes to draw one breath. Not being diligent every moment is ...
Glossary of Buddhism. Satipatthana (Pali: Satipaṭṭhāna; Sanskrit: smṛtyupasthāna) is a central practice in the Buddha's teachings, meaning "the establishment of mindfulness " or "presence of mindfulness", or alternatively "foundations of mindfulness", aiding the development of a wholesome state of mind. In Theravada Buddhism, applying ...