How to practice meditation, can ordinary people cultivate?

The purpose of meditation is to allow oneself to enter concentration, and the purpose of meditation is to allow oneself to see nature, to witness the Buddha-nature in one's heart, and to witness the light of the Western Pure Land. If we don't get rid of our own burdens, such as mental pressure and mental obstacles, we will not be able to settle down and we will not be able to see nature. Therefore, it is necessary to form a habit in ordinary times, always keep a calm heart, and always be happy, and after a period of time, it will be helpful to enter the meditation.

People with a pure mind and no doubts are suitable for meditation. When meditating, you might as well put all the questions aside and experience and confirm them from the meditation. No matter how stupid people are, they can participate, because everyone's wisdom is the same.

Meditation has nothing to do with wisdom, but some people are hindered by what they have learned, and they have a lot of questions, so they can't see the changes within themselves, and their progress will naturally be slow.

Those who can successfully practice meditation are all those who have good roots and wisdom, and good roots and wisdom are not worldly wisdom and discernment, and the purer and purer the mind, the more suitable for meditation practice. To tell the truth, our people's troubles and habits are very heavy, and there is no comparison with the ancients, and it is difficult to get rid of one's greed, hatred, and obsessive thoughts when participating in meditation.

There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south!

Anyone can fix it. Buddhas are enlightened beings.

Good knowledge, one line of samadhi, living and sitting and lying in all places, learning and doing all the time. What is a straight mind, not attaching to everything, that is, having no thoughts, no dwellings, no appearances?

It's very difficult to cultivate in the era of the end of the Dharma.

Mother Water Cellar needs more attention than monks, old priests, nuns, and nuns, they at least have food, clothing, housing and transportation, children in Daliangshan have no old clothes and broken shoes, people are alive, and being able to help others is the greatest happiness and joy.

Ordinary people cannot practice Zen Buddhism for the following reasons:

The method of cultivating the mind in Zen Buddhism is not easy, and requires many conditions, such as having to keep the precepts, if you don't keep the precepts, it is difficult to go deeper, and if you go deeper, it may be more troublesome; It takes a quiet environment and a long period of perseverance, and it's very difficult for us to have these conditions in our family, so it's even more difficult to practice meditation at home, and it's not as easy as the Pure Land method.

Although it is best to keep the vows in the practice of the Pure Land Method, not taking the vows will not affect the rebirth in the Elysian World, because the Pure Land Method only requires the practitioner to be convinced that he or she is willing to wish for the Pure Land of the Buddha, and even if he or she is a person who is reciting the Buddha with sincerity and sincerity at the end of his life, he can bring his karma to the Elysian World.

The special culture of Zen Buddhism

Zen Buddhism is one of the most influential Buddhist sects in China, and there are too many popular stories that have attracted countless people to practice Zen Buddhism, including many in the family, especially in today's noisy world, the Zen practice method that can make the mind quiet is what people desire, so many meditation classes have emerged at home and abroad, and meditation is a fashionable thing.

Many of us only see the wonderful realm of Zen Buddhism, but we don't know or ignore that the practice of Zen Buddhism is very difficult, and those who are not the root of the Zen master must practice Zen for many lives and eons in order to gain something, and it is almost impossible to live and get rid of death here.

Take the precepts as the teacher, and practice them as teachings. Amitabha!

How to practice! Why practice? How to practice?

Meditation is about cultivating a good state of mind. Gradually, let the mind be purified and liberated, so that you can move forward in the direction of goodness and enlightenment. Its practical method is to focus on the study of the "Noble Eightfold Path", supplemented by the compassion and joy of the four Brahmanas; The thoughts, the choice of the law, the diligent progress, the concentration, and so on.

To begin your practice, find a quiet place to meditate, sit in a comfortable and natural position, keep your upper body upright, and then settle mindfulness into the goal of meditation – breathing. Attempts should be made to be aware of the breath that enters and exits the body through the nostrils (nasal breathing during breathing); Breath should only be felt at a point directly below the nose (philtrum) or around the exit of the nostrils, and not follow the breath into or out of the body. If you follow the breath in and out, it will be difficult to achieve meditation.

On the contrary, it is only the point of awareness that is most evident in the contact between the breath and the ** that will be able to cultivate and achieve meditation.

1. Define meditation --- place of incoming, outgoing, and mindful karma.

Theravada Buddhism summarizes the methods of practice into 40 types of karma. Meditation practitioners can choose one of the meditation practices that suits them as a convenient way to get started.

However, among the 40 types of karma, the one that meditation teachers most recommend and teach is the mindfulness of entering and exiting the breath.

The Buddha taught the practice of reminding in the Great Recitation Sutra and other sutras. The Buddha said in this sutra:

From there, Bhikku goes to Aranjo, to the tree, or to a free place, and sits on his knees, keeping his body upright, so that mindfulness arises in front of him. He only thinks about the incoming breath, and he only thinks about the outing.

1. When the income is long, you know: I have a long income. 』

When the yield is long, I know: I have a long yield. 』

2. When the income is short, you know: My income is short. 』

The breath is short, and I know: I have a short breath. 』

3. He learns: I will be aware of the whole body and breath. 』

He learned: I will be aware of the whole body and breath. 』

4. He learns: I will walk calmly and breathe. 』

He learned: I will walk calmly. 』」

To begin your practice, find a quiet place to meditate, sit in a comfortable and natural position, keep your upper body upright, and then settle mindfulness into the goal of meditation – breathing. Attempts should be made to be aware of the breath that enters and exits the body through the nostrils (nasal breathing during breathing); Breath should only be felt at a point directly below the nose (philtrum) or around the exit of the nostrils, and not follow the breath into or out of the body. If you follow the breath in and out, it will be difficult to achieve meditation.

On the contrary, it is only the point of awareness that is most evident in the contact between the breath and the ** that will be able to cultivate and achieve meditation.