The Basics of Meditation

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To meditate is " to engage in deep and serious thought. " It suggests

focusing the thoughts on a subject from every point of view, to

understand all its sides and relations. Thus, the process of

meditation involves viewing something thoroughly. The end product of

meditation is to perceive something for what it truly is.

 

What happens when you view something thoroughly? It disappears. For

example, when you perceive a problem in its entirety it ceases to be

a problem because you can do something about it. Similarly, the

moment you recognize the source of some confusion, the confusion

disappears as its pieces fall in place. You will notice that

difficulties persist as long as you keep thinking of ways to avoid

them. But the moment you decide to face them, and view them

thoroughly, they disappear. [To be continued...]

 

The full text of this paper appears at:

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/4890/meditate.html

 

Sincerely,

Vinaire