Meditation

GETTING TO KNOW

Meditation

Life is always in action along the venue of rise and fall, love and hatred, despair, hopeless or hopeful. Some moves would drain our energy, but some moves give. We cannot say that life is only happiness or being covered with pain. The truth of life is fluctuating, swinging, swaying, betraying, or unexpectedly up and down. And mostly it is up to the external factor.

And be noted that the external factor normally weaves the web of inter-twining action to our internal. It is the mind. Then the mind that is the hub of everything is always in the situation unstable, tiring and restless.

‘STOP’ IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

The Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni

It is proved that life is a two-way traffic i.e. external and internal, outside and inside. Mostly we cannot control the external, the outside factors or situations, but the mind we may, because it belongs to us. It is our inside. It is ours.

Luckily, Buddhist Philosophy has taught us to control and conduct the mind. All aim to lead the living way of life to the track of real peace and happiness. Absolutely, yes, it is “Meditation.”

To meditate, firstly is to learn how to still the mind on the point that is best balanced. It is the station of non-defile. Secondly is how to lead the mind to go deeper along the track of real peace. It is the Middle Way. The one and only way that leads to the real awakening and finally to the true enlightenment.

The Middle Way is the way that connects nibbana, heaven and earth as one.

Meditation in action will be in sudden at the gateway or at the first touch of the station of stillness, and, then, certainly, regularly, step by step all along the Middle Way. It is up to the mind that practices well or not.

The Middle Way is the real living way. It is the only existing principle of Buddhism of The Lord Buddha.

And be noted that real awakening or true enlightenment will be possible only by Dhammakaya as Lord Buddha said, “He who sees the Dhammakaya, is he who gets in touch with me, Thatagata.” (Thatagata is the name Lord Buddha called himself.)

Meditation in action will be touchable as soon as you touch or feel the station of stillness and it will be sharper and sharper in every inch you insert your mind deeper in The Middle Way.

PEACE

Meditation means

Meditation is accessible to everyone as a way to train and develop the mind to become more stable, focussed and effective. From a Buddhist point of view, meditation is also a practical way to bring happiness in life for laypeople and as a way for monastics to attain liberation.
Meditation can be explained at different levels of meaning. The meaning of the word ‘meditation’ can depend on whether it is meant as a practice or as the result of practice to bring about a sense of peace, ease and purity. At its simplest, meditation is the ability of the mind to stay in a single mood extendedly without wandering a sort of true happiness which one can bring about oneself something which is advantageous for all to practice, bringing benefits in life including happiness, non-recklessness [appamaada], mindfulness [Sati], self-possession [Sampaja๑๑a] and wisdom [Pa๑๑aa] which is not beyond anyone’s power to practice easily.

Defined in terms of its outcomes: Meditation is the settling of the mind to continuous peace and unity exhibiting only purity, radiance, brightness and giving rise simultaneously to encouragement, morale, wisdom and happiness.

Defined in terms of practice: Meditation means stability of mind at a single point or a state of mind unwavering from its point of focus or undistractedness of mind.

Defined in Terms of the Body of Enlightenment: Meditation is a practice to still our mind at the centre of the body, to gently bring the mind back inside our body at ease, to prevent the mind being scattered by various emotions and thoughts whether it be thoughts of family, business, work, study, amusement, revellry, or any other thought to unify the mind on a single state within the body. Phrarajbhavanavisudh also ofter quotes the explanation of Phramonkolthepmuni who explained meditation as gently unifying the faculties of perception, memory, thought and cognition at a single point with comfortable feeling at the centre of the body. The concentration arises from a practice of mind to a standstill at the centre of the body.

Benefit

of meditation

Meditation is a part of everyone’s life, not least the life of the householder,
family life and life in society contributing to peace in the world.
Those who practice meditation earnestly in their everyday lives are all sure to witness progress in their practice.
The followings are 10 examples of the meditation benefits for householders:
In the face of negative external circumstances, it brings a genuine sense of freedom and choice instead of feeling stress or a victim of one’s circumstances.
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One will be able to remain relaxed and at ease in all situations, without even having to close one’s eyes

One’s working efficiency is boosted along with one’s tenacity in stressful situations.

One becomes better able to make the distinction between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ concerning one’s own and others’ possessions.

One has a cooler head in dealing with problems, better able to control one’s temper, and in case of upset, more quickly able to recover one’s cool.
One becomes a better teacher to oneself, particularly to snap out of grudges and feelings of resentment, reducing one’s tendency to envy. If one’s meditation practice becomes continuous, one’s character will be slowly transformed from aggression to tenderness and compassion.
One becomes a better listener and discerning what is useful or useless in what they are saying, applying the useful part while being able to accept criticism and improve on one’s shortcomings.

One becomes quick-witted and on the ball in decision-making and work, gaining a constructive and practical outlook on life.
One learns more easily to see matters of the cycle of birth and death according to their reality.
One becomes non-reckless, with a thorough understanding of karmic causality which inspires one to dedicate oneself to virtue and good deeds.
When one has an accurate understanding of where one’s duties lie, one gains a sense of responsibility, not showing reluctance or squabbling over work – especially when it comes to performing good deeds.

The person practicing meditation is apt to have a stronger health than his peers in similar environments, because he is not subject to stress and is better able to maintain positivity of mind.
Regularly practiced meditation will lead the practitioner to develop good nature, refreshes and liveliness. They will tend to age slower than others and will be loved by others.
Thus, meditation is especially important for all those leading the family life for everyone who lives under the same roof as others.

“Dhammakaya” is a Pali word, which means “Body of Enlightenment”. The term appears in many places in the Buddhist scriptures of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana (Tibetan) schools. The uniqueness of the Dhammakaya meditation is that it teaches about the center of the body as the natural home of the human mind as well as the inner gateway to enlightenment.