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Eknath Easwaran on the Training of Attention

What Meditation Is

Meditation is a word, and words are used in different ways by different speakers. This may seem like a trivial point, but it is not. It is quite important to distinguish exactly what a particular speaker means by the words he uses. Every culture on earth, for example, has produced some sort of mental practice which might be termed meditation. It all depends on how loose a definition you give to that word. Everybody does it, from Africans to Eskimos. The techniques are enormously varied, and we will make no attempt to survey them. There are other books for that. For the purpose of this volume, we will restrict our discussion to those practices best known to Western audiences and most likely associated with the term meditation.

Metta Sutta
( Discourse on Loving-kindness )
U Nandiya

Once the Bhagava ( Lord Buddha) was staying at the Jetavana monastery in the pleasance of Anathapindika at Savatthi. A group of monks received permission from the Lord to meditate in a distant forest during the period of Buddhist Lent. Each of the monks took shelter under a big tree as a temporary residence and an engaged themselves intensively in the practice of meditation.

On account of the spiritual power of their meditation, the tree deities could not stay in their trees-abodes above the monks, so they had to come down to the ground. Realizing that the monks would spend the whole rainy season there, the deities were much annoyed. So they tried to scare the monks away during the night by harassing them in various ways.

Dalai Lama – Why compassion?

Just Listen
Sometimes we try too hard to find the answers. We think, the harder we search the more likely we are to discover what we seek. But more often than not the truth comes to us from the most unlikeliest of places. From the most unexpected teachers.

While my dad and stepmom have been gone on their transcontinental cruise through the Panama Canal this week, I’ve been looking after their house and their “child”, a mutt named Jake. My father is very attached to Jake, and my stepmom and I often joke that Jake is really my half-brother in a dog-suit. Jake’s a mix of at least three breeds, one being a chihuahua, another a terrier and who knows what else. He’s an odd dog, prone to spontaneous and wholly inexplicable yelps. We think he might have a doggie form of Tourette’s Syndrome. You get the idea.

Regardless, with his “mama and papa” away, Jake now sleeps in my bed. And he’s quite a sleeper. He’d put a prisoner to shame with the amount of shut-eye he can rack up. But ever since he started sleeping in my bed he’s woken me up early in the morning by licking my face. Not just once, but continuously, along with my hands if they’re exposed. At first, I thought he just wanted me to get up, or to feed him or to check his puppy pad. But even after doing all these things, if I lay back down he’d nuzzle himself up to my face and start licking it again. It was almost as if he was giving me a morning bath or something.

What’s In It For You

Chapter 16 from Mindfulness In Plain English by H. Gunaratana Mahathera

You can expect certain benefits from your meditation. The initial ones are practical, prosaic things; the later stages are profoundly transcendent. They run together from the simple to the sublime. We will set forth some of them here. Your own experience is all that counts.

Ask Deepak: How to Quiet Your Mind During Meditation

Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.

Q: I need help. How do I quiet my mind when meditating? I have been trying for a long time without any success. Thank you for all the wonderful contributions you make and share with us.

— Virginia S., Cape Town, South Africa

His Eminence the Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche,
Karma Lodrö Chökyi Senge

The Buddha Nature in the Context of
the Three Dharmachakras

I would like to extend my greetings and my appreciation to all of you for having taken the time to receive these instructions. I have been asked to present an introduction to Buddhism, the Buddhadharma, “the teachings of Lord Buddha.” What I wish to talk about is a very important topic from the final cycle of the teachings which Buddha Shakyamuni gave to us. The principal theme of this cycle of teachings is the Buddha nature. Before I begin discussing this subject, though, I wish to remind you that we need to be free of the three faults while listening to the holy Dharma. The three faults are compared with a vessel or cup. The first fault is being inattentive, compared with a cup turned upside down that cannot hold what is poured into it. The second fault is being inconsiderate of the contents, compared with a cup with holes in the bottom. The third fault is being distracted by disturbing emotions while receiving the teachings,

Surah Rahman – Beautiful and Heart trembling Quran recitation by Syed Sadaqat Ali

Download the video from here:

http://www.al-masumeen.com/quran/syed…

THE RECITOR IS SADAQAT ALI

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said:
‘Everything has a bride, and the bride of the Qur’an is Surrah Al Rahman’

The Holy Prophet has also said:
“Whoever reads it, Allah will have mercy on his weakness and be regarded as having thanked Allah for it”

The Ten Perfections

In the early centuries after the Buddha’s passing away, as Buddhism became a popular religion, the idea was formalized that there were three paths to awakening to choose from: the path to awakening as a disciple of a Buddha (s›vaka); the path to awakening as a private Buddha (pacceka-buddha), i.e., one who attained awakening on his own but was not able to teach the path of practice to others; and the path to awakening as a Rightly Self-awakened Buddha (samm› sambuddha). Each path was defined as consisting of perfections (p›ramı) of character,

How to Save Yourself
Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera

Oneself, indeed, is one’s savior, for what other savior would there be?
With oneself well controlled the problem of looking for external savior is solved, — (Dhammapada 166)

As the Buddha was about to pass away, His disciples came from everywhere to be near Him. While the other disciples were constantly at His side and in deep sorrow over the expected loss of their Master, a monk named Attadatta went into his cell and practised meditation. The other monks, thinking that he was unconcerned about the welfare of the Buddha, were upset and reported the matter to Him. The monk, however,

Demons: Deviant views and the three ‘poisons’ are the demon king

If one loses the resolve to cultivate all good roots, one is still engaging in demonic deeds. (FAS )
Deviant views and the three ‘poisons’ are the demon king. (PS 307)

When one’s inner fire departs, a demon takes possession. (Chinese saying)

In Buddhism the word translated as ‘demon’ is the Sanskrit , which means ‘bringer of death’. The Chinese translation is often explained as meaning , another character with the same sound which means to rub or polish. Therefore, it has been said:

The Dance of Shiva also known as Nataraj

Introduction

Every culture has their symbol of the triumph of “Good over Evil” . This is the statue of the Dancing Shiva, also known as Nataraj, which, in the Hindu culture, symbolizes the triumph of Good over Evil. It was a “mist”ical moment this morning. This statue of the Dancing Shiva reminded me of the Bharat Natyam and Kuchipudi dancers who, before every dance recital, and especially during the Arangetram (a graduation of sorts) ceremonies, say a prayer to him.

Foundations of Wisdom: The teachings of Zen Buddhism, Two Parts
October 1, 2009

Part 1

- As the lotus sinks its long root into the murky mud, White pure blossom springs forth.

“When people jump directly into the study of Zen, they find often find it to be baffling and confusing, but when the basic Buddhist teachings are understood, much of the mystery disappears!” -From Zen Root, by Kyogen Carlson, Abbot of the Dharma Rain Zen Center, Portland Oregon.

The Heart of Awareness ~
a translation of The Ashtavakra Gita

by Thomas Byrom

Christian Zen: The Essential Teachings of Jesus Christ By Robert Powell

Jesus’ remarkable and rather puzzling statements from the Gospel of Thomas, considered “secret sayings,” have suffered centuries of misinterpretation, reinforcing a skewed view of both Christianity and Jesus himself. In Christian Zen,

The Experience Of Nothingness Sri Nisargadatta Maharaja`S Talks On Realizing

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981), a revered master of the Tantric Nath lineage, is an inspiring example of an ordinary family man who attained complete realization of the Infinite. His words carry a rare potency that can jolt the listener or reader into a

Listen to Audio Tapes on the Essenes, by Nazariah Below are 6 audio recordings:

The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation
Mr. S.N. Goenka

Everyone seeks peace and harmony, because this is what we lack in our lives. From time to time we all experience agitation, irritation, dishar­mony. And when we suffer from these miseries, we don’t keep them to ourselves; we often distribute them to others as well. Unhappiness permeates the atmosphere around someone who is miserable, and those who come in contact with such a person also become affected. Certainly this is not a skillful way to live.