Understanding Buddhist Meditation

Understanding Buddhist Meditation

Buddhist meditation is the general term that is applied to all the known methods of meditation that is based on Buddhist traditions. Today, there are numerous varieties of meditative practices rooted in Buddhism and all of them are becoming famous for their benefits. Continue reading “Understanding Buddhist Meditation”

Origins and Uses of Meditative Practice

Origins and Uses of Meditative Practice

For more than five thousand years, based on documented archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, meditation has been ushering the learned and the religious along the path to salvation. It is being used to be closer to the higher power. Meditative practice is not only a means to achieving salvation and enlightenment but it also serve other purpose related to health. Continue reading “Origins and Uses of Meditative Practice”

Origins and Evolution of Meditative Practices

Origins and Evolution of Meditative Practices

There was a time when meditation was an activity that only monks, gurus, and spiritual leaders engaged in. It is also considered to be a serious activity and a way to commune with the higher being. It was a concept that was as unfamiliar to common folk as the deepest mysteries of their religion. Continue reading “Origins and Evolution of Meditative Practices”