![]() ![]() ![]() As the mind stays with this object it gradually magnetises all the mental movements, flurries of thought and feelings, associative chattering etc. ‘ The essence of meditation is the engagement and holding of a mental object, which can be a sound, image, or movement like walking. We cannot stop these entirely, but we can learn to let them go, and thereby open up to a different, spacious and more inclusive form of consciousness. Trains of thought, rising and falling emotions, and physical sensations can be acknowledged, but are not dwelt on. There is no striving for effects the aim is to bypass the ‘busy mind’. Meditation itself is subtle, but the most effective practices tend to use very simple methods to help still the mind, paying attention to breath, sound, or an image. Later I changed to a different, Western practice which uses an inner sound as its focus. ![]() I began as an undergraduate, when I joined a Buddhist class to learn Samatha meditation, which focuses primarily on the breath. A supplicant seeks the compassion of Kuan Yinīy the autumn of this year, 2020, I will have been practising meditation for fifty years. ![]()
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