Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness & Death

2008-10-14T21:06:00.000-07:00

rgyBut first I'd like us all to sit in meditation for a few minutes, so that you can have a firsthand taste of what I'm talking about, and so you can have a little practical experience to build on when you go back home.

The technique I'll be teaching is breath meditation. It's a good topic no matter what your religious background. As my teacher once said, the breath doesn't belong to Buddhism or Christianity or anyone at all. It's common property that anyone can meditate on.

At the same time, of all the meditation topics there are, it's probably the most beneficial to the body, for when we're dealing with the breath, we're dealing not only with the air coming in and out of the lungs, but also with all the feelings of energy that course throughout the body with each breath. If you can learn to become sensitive to these feelings, and let them flow smoothly and unobstructed, you can help the body function more easily, and give the mind a handle for dealing with pain. " all totally mind Power".

So let's all meditate for a few minutes. Sit comfortably erect, in a balanced position. You don't have to be ramrod straight like a soldier. Just try not to lean forward or back, to the left or the right. Close your eyes and say to yourself, 'May I be truly happy and free from suffering.' This may sound like a strange, even selfish, way to start meditating, but there are good reasons for it.

One, if you can't wish for your own happiness, there is no way that you can honestly wish for the happiness of others. Some people need to remind themselves constantly that they deserve happiness — we all deserve it, but if we don't believe it, we will constantly find ways to punish ourselves, and we will end up punishing others in subtle or blatant ways as well.

by : Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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2008-10-13T03:41:00.000-07:00

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Meditation is simply the practice of focusing

your attention on a particular object — generally

something simple, like a word or phrase, a

candle flame or geometrical figure, or the

coming and going of your breath.

In everyday life, your mind is constantly processing a barrage

of sensations, visual impressions, emotions,

and thoughts. When you meditate, you

narrow your focus, limit the stimuli bombarding

your nervous system — and calm your mind in

the process.

To get a quick taste of meditation, follow these

Instructions as 5 step:

1. Find a quiet place and sit comfortably with

your back relatively straight.

If you tend to disappear into your favorite

chair, find something a bit more supportive.

2. Take a few deep breaths, close your eyes,

and relax your body as much as you can.

If you don’t know how to relax, you may

Sitting, laying or whatever comfortable for you.

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Nāma Rūpa 88

Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness & Death

Meditation make for you as easy as 123