Meditation in action
This article introduces a “map” for meditation in action. Print out the pdf and keep it with you until you get a “feel” for the practice.
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“Meditation” means to “attend.” Meditation in action means paying attention to the whole of life. It should not be a strenuous act; it should not be forced. Instead of making dramatic resolutions, simply decide to experiment in observing yourself. Attention is the key that leads you to concentration, then gradually to meditation, and finally to samadhi. You have to pay attention, learn to train your mind and cultivate buddhi. This is a preliminary step.
In doing practices of mindfulness and internal dialogue, it is useful to have a road-map. Otherwise, the mind can lose itself in a confused monolog while one is struggling to remain self awareness. The concepts listed in the PDF are important working tools for your practice—they are not just background information. As you come to understand these concepts, you will enjoy using them, as you also come to know and be friends with your own mind.
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You may want to keep this sheet with you in a pocket, use the principles each day to observe your thoughts, words, and actions, as well as your gestures and body language. After you have familiarized yourself with them, mentally scan all the items from time to time to cultivate mindfulness.
Choose one of the 40 items and observe it in all aspects in the external and internal world for a week. Notice how actions, speech, and thoughts are related, and how one concept also affects the others. Pay particular attention to how the four functions of mind are affected. Check off that item, and on the following week, select another item from a different group and then observe that one item.
Download Pdf: MEDITATION IN ACTION