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Benefits of meditation

Venerable U Silananda

T rong course of our meditation, the meditator must practice mindfulness in all four positions go, standing, sitting, lying. They must maintain ì mindfulness in every moment, in all their posture. However, the posture while practicing mindfulness is sitting with his legs crossed. Because the human body can not be sustain this posture for several hours, n Israel we sitting alternating power with the power of h to him. Since walking meditation, or walking h England, is an important meditation, I want to discuss here about the nature, importance, v à benefits of this meditation.
Mindfulness The practice can such as the water heater. When you boil water, the water poured v noisy pot, put the pot l Israel stove, then turn the heat up. If we turn off the heat if only for a short time, the water will never boil, even after we turned the fire that l Israel again. If we turn the fire on and off so many times, the water will never boil. Likewise, if there are gaps between the moments of mindfulness, we can not make an impulse v à will not be achieved Chanh Dinh.
therefore, in the course of meditation, the practitioner is guided practice primary Storage concept to Israel when they awake from the open eyes wake up in the morning to start sleeping v dirty e smooth. From there, meditation h Photopanel the fusion v loud elaborately developed constantly mindful of each practitioner.
A sad thing m à I often hear people criticize meditation walking h UK, said that through meditation this, one can not collect benefits or good results good n loud. However, the Buddha is the first ti Israel teaches meditation practice. In the Great Foundations of Mindfulness, the Buddha e ã teaching methods h walking Photopanel twice. In the "The majesty", Ng ​​Ai teaching that monks have said "I 'm going "when he goes, to know" I am standing "when he stood, to know" I am sitting "when he sat , v à to know "I 'm lying "when he lies.

In the "wake up" the Buddha, "the monk said to apply mindfulness to go to v à to go back. " Awareness in this context means l à understand exactly what we are observing. To understand properly the g ì is observed, h photographer to achieve concentration, v à district wanted to, h photographer must know contemplation. So when the Buddha said, "Behold the monk, be aware application," we must understand that not only aware application, but also to apply mindfulness and right on.

Thus, the Buddha e ã teach students to apply mindfulness meditation, right to v à aware walked away, the "go to v à go back. " Therefore, walking h he was an important part of the process of meditation practice on.

1. Walking out like?

economic Mahasatipatthana Although no record detailed instructions of the Buddha in meditation practice, we believe that He e ã teach the disciples to h Photopanel this approach when he lifetime. The instructions that must e ã is the disciple of Ng who has learned, and passed out from this life to life. Furthermore, the teacher must establish ancient formulas based teaching v rushing of his practice was. Today, we e ã inherited a set of detailed instructions on how to practice walking meditation h him.
Now, let's talk more about how to practice walking h him. If you are a complete novice started, the teacher will instruct you to be mindful of one thing while walking h Photo: must be mindful of the act of stepping silently noted by the Center l à " step, step, step "or" left, right, left, right ". During this exercise, you will probably step slower than usual.
few hours after practice, or after one or two days of meditation, you will be instructed to be mindful v noisy two actions: (i) step , v à (ii) put your foot down, c application in mind when he noted that "steps away, put down "or" step, step. " You try to be mindful v rushing two phases of a step: "stepping, putting down, step away, put down". Then, you will be taught to be mindful v noisy three phase period: (i) l lifting Israel, (ii) take it forward; v à (iii) put your foot down. Then again, you will be taught mindfulness v loud stage four sections: (i) l lifting Israel, (ii) bring it forward, (iii) put your foot down, v à (iv) touching or pressing the foot down land (or pedal down). At that time, you will be directed l à must be noted in the center of the four stage of leg movement: " lifting, moving forward, putting down, pressing the ground . "
Ban the yogis may find it difficult to slow again. Although pediatric Israel, after they were instructed to follow d center in every election OI of foot, v à when they really pay attention closely monitored, then they will naturally slow down. They do not need to try to slow down, but when they pay closer attention, the election slow r Who will own up to them. When we drove tr Israel highway, we can release with speed of 100 km / hour. With speed like that, we can not n noisy observation are all signs of b Israel line. If you want to read the signs that th ì driver must slow down. No one should have ordered, "Run to slow down!", The driver will slow down if the person wants to read the signs of b Israel line. Likewise, while yogis d oi election abreast of the lifting l Israel, moving forward, put down, the v à set foot in the land, they will automatically slow down. When you slow down, they may be mindful v à fully aware of the movements.

Although yogis and stick to slow down, they can still clearly see all the action v à the period of the walk. These phases can not be clarified in the center, v à they thought as to constitute a li moves to Israel. As the concentration increases stronger, yogis will gradually see r õ more about the period of the different steps, v à will distinguish four stages of that movement. Students will identify r õ clear that the election is not mixed up with bad movement pushing forward, v à knows they will be sent the moving front can not be confused with foot movement down or move b set up to feed the soil. They will identify r teeth and discrimination are all movements. The g ì contemplation and awakening them track will become clear in their minds. 2. Aware of the big four

When yogis continue to practice meditation, they will observe many more events. When they lift their legs l Israel, they will experience the lightness of foot. When moving forward, they will notice the movement from one place to another. When you put your foot down, they will feel the heaviness of the b feed, because the foot becomes heavier as it slowly descends. When b feed touching land, they feel the impact of heel contact with the ground. Therefore, c -stressed with observing lifting legs, put forward, put down, v à press down on the ground, yogis will also perceive the mild command of the foot antenna l to Israel, moved to the feet, heaviness when dropping, v à then the touching of the feet, the hardness or softness of the foot on the ground.

When yogis perceive the progress tr HIB this, as they are perceived to be the four basic elements (in Pali, dhatu). Four basic elements that l à: earth, water, fire, wind . By tracking true four stage of the step h of the UK, the nature of these four elements is felt, not only l à concepts, which is the actual process, as is the dark reality post (foot soles).

Now, let's go v rushing more detailed characteristics of the elements h in walking him. In the first movement, while lifting l Israel, yogis perceive the light nh antenna, and when they see the light nh antenna, they hardly feel the fire element. A characteristic of the element of fire l à make things lighter, softer than when they will fly. While feeling slightly nh the antenna of l moves to Israel, yogis perceive the nature of the element of fire. Although pediatric Israel, in addition there are also gentle movement when lifting l Israel. Transfer the l à a characteristic of the wind factor. Although pediatric Israel, the lightness of the fire element, is dominant. So we can say that during the lifting l Israel, the primary element of fire and wind element is secondary. Both these factors are yogis felt when they focus on d oi l lifting movements Israel.
Giai next paragraph l à moving forward. When moving quote feed forward, the dominant element is the wind factor, because moving the l à one of the principal characteristics of the wind factor. V ì, when student movement focused on the moving front while walking h photos, they will almost feel the essence of the wind factor.

Period following paragraph l à move up put your foot down. When the student arrived at, there is a heaviness in the quote feed. Heaviness is a characteristic of the water element, as is trickling v à viscous. When a heavy fluid properties, it becomes viscous, sticky greasy. Thus, when yogis perceive the heaviness of the foot, they virtually perceive the nature of the elements is water.

When pressing the foot against the ground, yogis feel hard or soft nature of b feed on the ground. This pertains to the nature of the earth element. By focusing v hen the e è publication of the foot to the ground, yogis virtually perceive the element of earth.

Thus, in just one step away, student progress realize many tr HIB. They feel the four elements earth, water, fire, wind, v the nature of the game. Only the student to practice hard like new found hope these things.

3. Tue list-Sac

When yogis continue to practice walking meditation, they will realize that c for each election , it will be a recognized center, an awareness of the movement. There is a lifting motion l Israel and has a mind to perceive that lifting. In the next moment, there is a movement moving forward v à also a cognitive shift work. Furthermore, the student will find that the motion v à perceptions arise in the moment and destroy it. Over the next period, with the putting down a motion v à also a cognitive shift work, v à both arise and pass away as soon as setting foot on the ground. A process p HIB similar happens when you press your foot down land: the e è publications and awareness of e è publications. In this way, yogis understand that along with the movement of legs l à is the moment of perception.
awareness of the so-called time list (nama) or Mind, and the movement of the foot call l à Sac (rupa) or matter. Thus, the student will feel the heart v à matter rising and disappearing at every moment. The moment there is the lifting steps and the perception of lifting, and at the next moment there seemed to be moving forward the v à perception of moving up there, v à continue like that. These can be perceived as l à pair, mind and matter arise and pass away in each moment. Thus, if the student closely monitored, they will advance to the perception of the presence of pairs of name-identity, mind v à material in each observation time.
One other thing m à student will examine break out of the role is to, govern each action. , They realize that they are lifting l Israel is because they want to, they are moving forward l à because they want to, they arrived at l à because they want to, they set foot into the earth l game because they want to. That means, they realize that there is a mind set that precedes each movement. After lifting intend, l à lifting occurs. From there , they understand to be the "conditionality" of any event - the movements can not occur without these conditions. These movements are not created by god or a power n loud, and the movements would not have happened without the danger of Israel. There are a cause or a condition for every movement, v à l that condition à attention to ti Israel launch precedes each movement. This is the m à yogis will discover when they are transporting subjective Israel close.
When yogis understand the uniqueness of every student Daniel movements, v à these movements are not due to divine power or n Training, they will understand that the actions that l à due attention to . They understand that the intention of l à condition for movement to occur.

From there, the li Israel created between the conditions v à sack conditions, between risk and consequences of Israel, shall be construed r õ. On the basis of this understanding, the student will be removed and Matter doubts over the perception that mind and matter can not arise without conditions. With understanding r teeth on the conditionality of things, and with the escape of the suspect and matter, the student is considered as l à e ã reached the stage of a " complete access freezer "(sub-Tu was completed, cula-Sotàpanna).
Amendment has completed the "import" line (the store), the e ã ti attained the enlightenment of Israel. The "Complete access to the freezer" is not a "take note" true, but is considered as l à will be reborn in the c Subjects for security nh happy herds, as human beings and devas. The "Complete access to the freezer" could not be revived in the four realms of pain as l ah hell, animals, c -tu-la Uh oh, hungry demons.
levels of "Tu access has completed "this can be achieved by h Photopanel maintain walking meditation, always pay attention to the movements of walking. This is the biggest benefit of walking meditation. This stage is not easy to achieve, but once yogis e ã reach it, they know that they will be reborn in a C oi happy unless they create bad karma that sa fall.

4. Three legal publications

When yogis comprehend mind and matter are arising v à destruction at every moment, they will understand the impermanence of the tr HIB steps away, v à they also understand the impermanence of awareness of the steps. The existence of disappearing after arising l à signs or characteristics of an object g ì that m à we know that it is not permanent. If we want to determine whether a character g ì that l à permanent or impermanent, we should try to look at - over n antenna power of meditation - that thing must l à tr the object of a household-being and then decay or not. If the n antenna meditation have enough capacity to reveal the phenomenon of birth and death, th ì at which we can decide to observe phenomena that l à impermanence. By then, student observing the existence of the lifting movement v à perception of moving up, and then they disappear in favor of moving forward motion v à awareness moving up moving forward. These movements rising and falling, rising and falling, v à student understands himself to be carried tr HIB this - they do not need to accept or believe things through an external power n loud, which does not need must rely on the statements of someone else.
When yogis comprehend mind and matter arise and disappear, they understand that mind and matter are impermanent. When they see them as impermanent, the next they will find what they are unhappy because they have always been anti-oppressive state of birth and e è compression. After comprehending impermanence and the unsatisfactory nature of things, they observe that they can not control them, which means l à directly that they do not have an ego or soul inside to order they are permanent. Things just arise and disappear according to the rules of course Israel. Through such understanding, yogis comprehend the third characteristic compounded phenomena - t Committee of conditions, characteristics of selflessness , a characteristic that things do not have copies ng ã. A different meaning of selflessness is not the employer - that is not a public entity, a soul, a power that can make all the essence of things. So, until then, student e ã understanding of all three characteristics of phenomena , or Three French Press: impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anatta) .
Yogis able to understand these characteristics through three ways by d oi abreast of movements step v à perceptions of movement. When transporting Israel mindfulness to move this up, they will see things arise v à decay, and from there, they will m HIB perception is impermanent, suffering, v à selflessness of all compounded phenomenon. 5. Separated equanimity Now let us examine the details of the movement of walking h him. Suppose one picture of the lifting steps. Suppose further that when lifting, it takes a second clock, v à assume that the camera can capture 36 images per second. After filming, we nh reprinted photos of each roll of film. We will see that despite the lifting seems only a movement, but in fact l à 36 move up. Each image shows the different movements, even d buzzing this very small differences that we often do not notice. If the camera can capture a ng herds frames per second, why? At that, there would be a ng herds movements in a lifting motion, for d buzzing the most difficult movements m à distinction is. If the camera can shoot a million frames per second - that has not happened yet, but one ng he does it will be like that - th ì at it, we'll have a million moves in a phenomenon m à thought that only one move action only.



The effort of walking meditation is to see our movement as l à camera, each photo one. I also want to observe the awareness and attention to before each movement. Thus, we admire power new intellectual insight of the Buddha, through which Ng Ai e ã seen by all motions. When we d response to "see" or "observe" in our situation it just means that we can find a way through the direct and partly by way of inference, we can not see directly million transfer both as Buddha e ã seen.
Prior law student intern walking h England, who felt a step away just l à an action. After meditation on that movement, they found at least l à four movements. If they observe more deeply, they will understand that each of these four movements, including millions of tiny movements. So they see List v. Sac à, mind and matter, arising and disappearing, as impermanent. By common sense, we can not see the impermanence of things because impermanence is hidden by an illusion of the li Israel continue. I think that we see only a li moves to Israel, but if we look closer, we see that the illusion of continuity that can be broken. That illusion is broken by the direct observation of physical phenomena, in part, by little, as they arise v à decay. The value of meditation lies in the n antenna to remove m our herds and constantly explore the nature of impermanence. Students can explore directly the nature of impermanence through their own efforts.
directly After that, all things are composed of smaller parts, that they happen discrete, v à after observing and pieces, direct student will recognize that there is no g ì over the world to take them, so they th I want. If we see something that we e ã idea is nice but there are many holes, it is decaying v à destruction, we no longer pay attention to it anymore. For example, when we see a beautiful oil painting. I think the paint v à cloth seems to be a real, solid homogeneous. But if we take a picture through a powerful microscope, you will see a picture of h holes around pipes and drums. After seeing the picture is composed of space, we do not c ON attention to it v à no longer attached to it. The physicists now know is the r õ this idea. They e ã observed, with powerful instruments, for that matter just l à interaction of particles v à n antenna of always changing - no one can copy n loud in there. By directly receive the endless impermanence, yogis understand that no g ì worth th I want, nothing worth clinging to in this phenomenal world.

6. Conclusion G IO here , we e ã understand the business reasons for meditation h him. I practice meditation because I want to remove any clinging and attachment to things. By understanding the three characteristics of existence - impermanence, suffering, v à selflessness of things - we removed the attachment. I want to remove craving v ì do not want negativity. When still clinging and attachment, then there always be suffering. If you do not want to suffer, then we must remove craving and attachment. We have to understand that things are just l à mind and matter arise and disappear, and they are insubstantial. When we realize this, we will be able to give the l ong clinging to everything. If we do not realize is how - for d ù we read books, listen to lectures or b many herds comment about removing attachment - we will not be able to escape the l ong attachment. What is needed is the one to have a direct experience to actually see that things are compounded bring signs of impermanence, suffering v à selflessness.
therefore, we must contemplate when we focus on, and such as when we sit or lie down. I do not have all that attention just walking meditation h He was taken to the ultimate realization v à n the antenna or safety abandon craving. However, measures of h to him as a valuable meditation as meditation and legal methods of vipassana (vipassana) other. Walking to encourage the development of the mind. This French have more power as mindfulness of breathing or mindfulness of the rising and falling of the abdomen. This is an excellent tool to help us eliminate immoral. walking helps us be wise to see the essence of things, v à must endeavor to practice and have practiced this method is Meditation and other meditation techniques.
Through the practice of insight meditation in all positions, including the time step , I wish you v à every student achieve the purity of Israel chronic right in life this. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.4/11/2013.NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).