Monday, 28 November 2011

Why do we meditate?


“Why do we meditate? We meditate precisely because this world of ours has disappointed us and because failure looms large in our day-to-day life. We want fulfilment. We want joy, peace, bliss and perfection within and without. Meditation is the answer, the only answer.”~ Sri Chinmoy


My friend is asking for the loving kindness meditation, what the Buddha called his antidote to fear: 
May I be safe, may I be happy, may I be healthy, may I live with ease.
I first read about the lovingkindness meditation in Learning To Breathe: My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life  by Priscilla Warner. My own meditation practice had been less  than regular when the Twitter Yoga Book Club chose this as their new selection. The lovingkindness meditation was just what I needed to jump-start not only my personal meditation time, but it was also a safe, non-threatening way to introduce meditation to many of my yoga students.

Full article here

by Jennifer Fields

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