How to Meditate?

Video explaining how to meditate techniques that i have learned and use. I meditate 15 minutes every day. usually in the morning. Morning meditation is a great way to start my day grounded, at peace and centered.

Spirituality is more than religion

Spirituality is more than religion. Being spiritual does not necessarily mean you are active in a worthwhile religion. However, being active in a worthwhile religion can assist in your spirituality. True spirituality allows you to transcend this life and discover that this life is only a tiny portion of existence. I would like to focus on what spirituality is, myths and truths about spirituality, how religion done right can benefit spirituality, untapped power from true spirituality, and examples of spirituality.

What Is Spirituality?

Spirituality is the level to which one is able to see past their own self to the many wonders that exist within and around them in this plane of existence. In simple terms, it is your ability to tap into areas of life beyond what is normal (what is able to be easily seen, heard, felt, and smelt). True spirituality allows you to tap into areas of existence that are not readily accessible to the average human.

There may be a belief that only those who are associated with a particular religion are considered spiritual. This is complete and utter nonsense. I do not doubt that the proper practice of a religion that focuses on good things helps spirituality, however, it is just not right to think that one who is not associated with a religion cannot be spiritual.

Ask yourself if meditation, pursuit of perfection and mastery are worthwhile? If they are, that is the beginning of a spiritual destiny.

Why Meditate?

First we should ask ourselves, ‘Why did the Buddha teach meditation?’ or, ‘What is the purpose of meditation?’

 The purpose of Buddhist Meditation is to attain Nibbana. Nibbana is the cessation of mentality (nama) and materiality (rupa). To reach Nibbana, therefore, we must completely destroy both wholesome mental states, rooted in non-greed, non-anger, and non-delusion, and unwholesome mental states, rooted in greed, anger, and delusion, and which produce new birth, aging, sickness and death. If we destroy them totally with the insight knowledge and path knowledge (ariyanagga), then we will reach Nibbana. In other words, Nibbana is release and freedom from the suffering of the round of rebirths (samsara), and the cessation of rebirth, ageing, sickness, and death, and so to free ourselves from the many forms of suffering we need to meditate. Since we wish to be free from all suffering, we must learn how to meditate in order to attain Nibbana.

Meditation consists of Samatha and Vipassana meditation, which must both be based upon virtuous conduct of body and speech. In other words, meditation is the development and perfection of the Noble Eightfold Path.