Buddhist meditation is about removing greed, anger, and ignorance (of the world’s true nature) from the mind.
This section is pre-2016; revised on May 25, 2024 (start of the “Meditation – Deeper Aspects” section)
Meditation – Basic Aspects
- It would be a good idea to read the posts in the following subsection at some point to get an idea of the reasoning behind this approach: “Essential Buddhism.”
1. Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
2. The Basics in Meditation
3. The Second Level
4. What do all these Different Meditation Techniques Mean?
9. Key to Ānāpānasati – How to Change Habits and Character (Gati)
Karaniya Metta Sutta – Metta Bhavana
- Vipassanā – Buddhist Meditation
- Loka Sutta – Origin and Cessation of the World
- Mind Operates Like a Machine According to Nature’s Laws
- Abhidhamma Piṭaka – Deeper Analyses of Concepts
- Saññā Gives Rise to Most of the Vedanā We Experience
Important Related Posts
Anussati and Anupassanā – Being Mindful and Removing Defilements
Myths about Meditation
A Simple Way to Enhance Merits (Kusala) and Avoid Demerits (Akusala)
The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”) – Key to Dukkha Sacca
Panca Indriya and Panca Bala – Five Faculties and Five Powers
Possible Outcomes of Meditation – Samadhi, Jhana, Magga Phala
What is Samadhi? – Three Kinds of Mindfulness
Getting to Samadhi via Formal Mediation Sessions
Are you not getting expected results from meditation?
