"That sanctity praised by The Buddha Supreme
Is described as 'concentration without interruption'.
There is nought like that concentration.
Truly in the Dhamma is this precious jewel
By this Truth, may there be Happiness !"
- The Buddha, The Ratana Sutta
Meditation is ........
- To, and for letting go;
- Self-awareness and going inwards i.e. going inwards and be aware of ourselves;
- Stilling the heart / mind;
- Watching and seeing clearly our 'self', our moods, our thoughts, our emotions;
- Understanding and conquering ourselves;
- Clearing our defilements - cleansing and purifying ourselves;
- Realising anicca (impermanence), dukkha (stress, suffering, discontentment),
anatta (non-self, not-self); and
- Gaining Freedom, Release.
Meditation is NOT
- About jhanas;
- About miraculous powers or psychic abilities;
- About wisdom/insight;
- About acquiring.
* Read 1) Meditation - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2007/09/meditation.html,
2) The Meaning of Yoga - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2008/10/meaning-of-yoga.html
Physically we're already acquiring,
If spiritually we still want to acquire,
Then we'll never find peace, never find freedom,
And we'll never be Enlighten."
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"Meditation is to and for letting go.
Letting go of what?
Letting go of what we thought is good;
Letting go of what we feel/perceive is right;
Letting go of what we are protective towards."
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" The cause of suffering is attachment and love, .........
On the lower level, the stains are the 5 strands of sensuality;
On the higher level, attachment to jhana."
- Venerable Ajahn Mun
"Because we're always doing something,
Always occupying ourselves with something,
Always surrounding ourselves with things/something,
We do not know what it is like when there's NOTHING."
For levitation of the mind is by far the greater of the two."
"When there's nothing to do, do NOTHING."
"Not even a god, an angel, Mara or Brahma, can turn into defeat,
The victory of a person who is self-subdued and ever-restrained in conduct."
- The Buddha, Dhammapada verse 105
"There is no miracle greater than the miracle of a wicked man transformed." . .
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"Examine your own heart,
Study and Purify your own mind."
"The wiser a person think they are,
The more stupid they become."
"Those who pride themselves smart are the real stupid and foolish ones."
"What is bhavana (mind development), but watching your own thoughts and moods."
- Venerable Ajahn Mun
"Observe NOT what others have done or left undone;
Can or cannot do;
Rather, observe what You have done, or not done;
Are doing, or not doing."
