ซีรีย์ Meditation for Beginners

Benefits of Meditation for Your Mind

I am a son in a Chinese family. My family owned a trading company. My family was never interested in Buddhism or meditation. We never went to any temple, never hung an amulet and never prayed at a spiritual shrine.

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I can truly say that I could pass through that difficult time successfully because of meditation. At the time of troubles, I was so distraught because I faced problems in every direction I faced problems in every direction I was so distraught because I faxed problems in every direction I turned.

I-Believe

I believe meditation has helped with my work and allowed me to have empathy with other people. I feel that, by meditating, I have been able to more fully understand myself.

Meditation Instructions

Meditation is a state of ease, inner peace and happiness that we can bring into being, ourselves. It is a practice recommended by Buddhism for happiness,

The Nature of the Mind

What we mean by the ‘mind’ in not the brain, but something more similar to the ‘spirit’ which exists inside our body. In this book we use the word ‘mind’ to mean this nuomenon.

Why Does Effort have to be made to Refine the Mind?

There are various reasons that cause our minds to be clouded. There are both internal and external factors.

What are the Characteristics of Untrained Mind?

When the mind is obscured by defilements, it is constricted like being imprisoned in a small dark room. Just as one who is imprisoned alone becomes paranoid about possible dangers, the first impulse will be to save his own skin.

What are the characteristics of a refined mind?

The refined mind is clear, bright, and free from defilements. To refine one’s mind is not easy because one has to work against the temptations thrown up by the mental defilements.

The Efficiency of the well-trained mind

The stated qualities cause those who have well-trained minds to have the courage to take responsibility for human dignity on various levels.

The Essence of Human Reformation

When we consider the subject of reforming human nature, the subject of this book, we mean the transformation process from the untrained to the well-trained mind.

The Harm of Mental Defilements

The Lord Buddha stresses that the three categories of defilement: greed, hatred and delusion are like usurpers in the mind. They darken our minds and obstruct us from enlightenment.

The Process of Human Reformation

Having discovered that all troubles in human society can be traced back to defilements our minds, it is necessary for us to get to the root of the problem by finding a process of reformation which can effectively remove these defilements.

Erroneous Core Values are the Fruit of Mental Defilements

Before we proceed to the topic of ‘core values’ in detail, it is necessary to understand ‘erroneous core values’ which make one misunderstand life and the world.

Core Value#1: Sharing is desirable

This is an attitude to the world which sees the importance of sharing what one has with others, whether it be the things we eat, the things we use, our time, our knowledge or a helping hand, It doesn’t mean that everything needs to be equally shared, but it means that a person shouldn’t believe that it ought to be ‘every man to himself’.

Core Value#2: Welfare work is necessary

In our society there are many underpriviledged groups who because of various circumstances, whether it be handicap, illness or age, cannot help themselves out of their predicament.