Meditation

A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation

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The purpose of meditation is to relax and calm the mind and relax the body.  Choose a quiet time when you would not be disturbed at all, at least for 5 to 10 minutes. The idea behind keeping the time a little less, in the beginning, is to let you get comfortable with the principles of meditation- silence and concentration. The mind is so used to wandering and flitting about, that getting it to remain still needs some practice.  While it is possible to meditate while standing or walking, to begin with sit in a comfortable posture, keeping your eyes partially closed, so as to avoid getting distracted by your surroundings. If you are more comfortable keeping your eyes open, then try and focus on a single point in front of you, because if you keep looking around, you wouldn’t be able to calm the mind. Don’t be too conscious about your posture. Choose a place where you would feel relaxed and undisturbed. If you can, choose to meditate outdoors but indoors, too is good as long as the place is free of clutter. Try to make your meditation a ritual by lighting a candle, burning some incense, playing some soft, or soothing music and then begin.

Take in a deep breathe, fill your lungs with fresh, pure air and observe the passage of air through your body. Then exhale softly and again, focus on the passage of air leaving your lungs. You may choose a sound to focus on or simply, concentrate on the passage of your breath or play some music to focus on.  Continue this for 5-10 minutes, whatever is comfortable for you, and at the end of the session, rub your palms together and place them lightly on your eyes.

Open your eyes and smile gently as you get ready to face the world around you. Try and meditate at least once a day to begin with and gradually, you could meditate even twice and experience greater benefits.

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Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour : buddhist meditation

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Referred as “Little Tibet”, Ladakh is dotted with numerous monasteries, where Buddhist monks and nun live. They play an important role in propagating and practicing Buddhism and Monasteries are the main centre for prayers. The monasteries are located in scenic locations, surrounded by picturesque hills. Admire the stunning architecture and have look on art collections.

Popular Pilgrimage Centres in Ladakh
Stok Palace
Stol Palace is located 15 km towards the south of Leh town. The beautiful sacred shrine was founded in 14th century by Lama Lhawang Lotus. Monks belonging to yellow hat sect are the resident of Stok Palace. The verandah are beautifully ornamented, depicting the Guardians of the four directions. The monastery houses a rich collection of Buddhist artifacts and Thankas.

Hemis Monastery
The Hemis monastery is the largest monastery of Ladakh, situated 45 km to the south of Leh. The monastery holds pride in housing the largest Thangka painting in Ladakh. It was built in 1630 and is resident to monks of Brokpa sect. The walls of the monastery are decorated with exquisite paintings.

Namgyal Tsemo Gompa
The ancient Gompa was built in the year 1430. Namgyal Tsemo Gompa treasures a three-storey high image of Lord Buddha and a fine collection of Buddhist manuscripts and art antiques. After seeking the blessings of Lord Buddha, visit an architectural wonder, a ruined fort from where you have a panoramic views of Leh.

Sankar Gompa
The amazing holy Buddhist shrine is located 2 km north of the city centre. Sankar Gompa houses a huge statue of Avalokiteshvara (The Buddhist deity of compassion). The image of deity is very impressive, depicting with 1,000 arms and 1,000 heads.

Shanti Stupa
One of the most impressive religious centre in Ladakh is Shanti Stupa. It is a white-domed structure built by a Japanese organization to commemorate 2500 years of Buddhism. The sole aim of the organization was to promote world peace and harmony. Visiting Stupa at night is more exciting as it gets illuminated with colorful lights, which makes the holy shrine more beautiful and appealing. Enjoy breath-taking view of sunset and sunrise from the Shanti Stupa.

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Tibetan Buddhist Tingshas : buddhist meditation

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Tibetan Buddhist Tingshas : buddhist meditation

Tingshas are produced from many areas of southern Asia, including Nepal and India. Most are crafted, of course, by Tibetan refugees. Each cymbal is one of a kind, and tuned by hand to specific musical notes. The two cymbals are purposefully tuned to a slightly different pitch, in order to produce a poignant and evocative ring that will embellish the practice for which it is used. There are hundreds of different kinds or styles of meditation. The important thing is to pick one and stick with it. Meditation is not a difficult process, it is simply quieting the mind by focusing on an object, sound or word. Gradually the thoughts will diminish and you will come to a state of complete inner silence.

By doing this sort of meditating throughout your day while you walk or do various tasks, you will have added a meditation practice to your life with ease. Meditation does not have to be about sitting down and being silent for hours at a time and for many, mistakenly trying to reach a goal of some sort. The most beautiful thing about the outcome is that all needed solutions and ideas will come on their own, some straight away, some later. What you are gaining above everything else is your connection with the Universe and Its promise to serve you; all you have to do is to surrender to Its power, calm your hectic mind and start trusting which is only natural to achieve in meditating state.

As a mother and yoga teacher, I come into contact with people from all faiths, religions and cultural social groups. I am learning to accept people where they are and to allow them to express their faith and religious practices in peace. However, I notice that when the topic of meditation comes up, many of my friends who are Christians, shy away from this topic and claim they do not meditate as they believe it is wrong and against their religion. As a mother and yoga teacher, I come into contact with people from all faiths, religions and cultural social groups.

I am learning to accept people where they are and to allow them to express their faith and religious practices in peace. However, I notice that when the topic of meditation comes up, many of my friends who are Christians, shy away from this topic and claim they do not meditate as they believe it is wrong and against their religion. Simply stop seeking. Go somewhere quiet, turn off the phone, close your browser window and be still. The best way to start is to simply concentrate on your breathe….the simple, subtle and sweet swell of breathe coming in and out of your body.

Sit in a comfortable position with the spine straight, but not rigid. You can sit on a chair, your bed or the floor. The important thing is to sit in a upright posture that you will be able to maintain for a period of about 20 minutes. You never want to lay down as it will be to easy to fall asleep. Once you are in a comfortable position, resist the urge to move around, scratch itches and the like. This will take a little practice and become very natural in time.

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