

Buddhist Meditation Techniques
Meditation techniques are practiced in Buddhism to become aware of the truths of our existence, how we pursue desires, develop attachments and subject ourselves to suffering. If you practice them, they enhance your awareness and understanding about yourself, how you think, act and respond, and how impermanence is interwoven in the fabric of your life and consciousness. Knowledge of Buddhist meditation techniques are found in several Buddhist texts and the teachings of the Buddha himself. The Buddha encouraged his followers to practice meditation as part of the Eightfold Path to cultivate right understanding, right attentiveness and right views. Most techniques are school specific. However, there are techniques that are followed by multiple traditions, may be under different names, such as anapanasati (breath meditation), vipasana (insightful meditation), and samatha (calming meditation). They are practiced in relation to the functioning of the mind, the body, often accompanied by visualization techniques. The following is a list of informative essays on Buddhist meditation to cultivate balance, stability, clear vision, right thinking, and insight into the nature of things.
Buddhism - Objects of Meditation and Subjects for Meditation
Buddhism - The Right Attentiveness Or Mindfulness
Buddhism - Right Concentration
Meditation on Anicca or Impermanence in Buddhism
Basic Breath Meditation Practice
Concentration and Mindfulness Meditation
A Guided Meditation For Spreading Goodwill and Happiness
What Anatta or No-Self is All About
Understanding Anatta or No-Self With Mindfulness Practice
Buddhism - Contemplation of Death
Practical advice for meditators
Buddhism - Meditation Upon the Body
An Anthology of The Teachings of Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
Understanding Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta
Suda Sutta - Meditation and Cooking
Cultivating Right Attitude for Insightful Meditation
Anapana Sati, Meditation on Breathing
Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology
Forty Dhamma Talks on Meditation
Buddhism: A Method of Mind Training
Anapanasati Sutta Mindfulness of Breathing
Buddhism - The Power of Mindfulness
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