Buddhism FAQ6 Meditation

=Meditation As Taught Buddha=

The word meditation in Buddhism refers to observing within self without any thoughts & without any indulgent attitude. It is a method of self introspection of inner phenomenon such as breath & sensations and their relation with the emotions, keeping away every thinking, as well as remaining equanimous without generating likes or dislikes to any phenomenon inner or worldly, leading to release from their attachments/bonds which enslave. And then afterwards opening to way to understanding of higher spirituality by attaining various(total 9) Trance states leading to Enlightenment.

The path of Buddha constitutes mainly 3 steps : (1) Sheel(or sila) meaning morality (2) Samadhi meaning meditation (3) Panna (sanskrit pragya) meaning Trance states

There are many types of meditation methods taught by Buddha but 2 prominent methods are Vipassana & Satipattana. These are mentioned by Buddha (especially Vipassana) everywhere in the original Buddhist scripture called Tipitaka in Pali language.

The meditation must be learned first hand, but for a glimpse, following links are provided:

Vipassana Meditation As Taught by Ven. S.N.Goenka

Satipattana Way of Meditation