Sitting Meditation:The Roots of Joy Arising in Meditative Absorption
Joy in meditation is not sensory excitement nor emotional pursuit...
Sitting Meditation:Experiencing the Unobstructed Emptiness of the Mind
Emptiness in practice does not mean absence, but a mind unobstructed and unoccupied...
Sitting Meditation:The Relationship Between Sound Phenomena and Awareness
In practice, sound is often regarded as a disturbance—external noise...
Sitting Meditation:Perceiving Light, Shadow, and Energy During Absorption
During meditation, lights, movements, or energetic sensations may appear...
Sitting Meditation:The Emergence of Wisdom After Deep Calm
When the mind rests in deep calm, wisdom arises naturally...
Sitting Meditation:The Experience of Dissolving Bodily Boundaries
With deeper absorption, bodily boundaries may fade, creating a sense of openness or boundlessness...
Sitting Meditation:Physical and Mental Pleasure with a Sense of Lightness
As concentration stabilizes, pleasant and light sensations often arise naturally...
Sitting Meditation:Defining the Essential Nature of Meditative Absorption
Meditative absorption is not trance, dullness, or emotional excitement...
Sitting Meditation:The Mechanism Through Which Genuine Wisdom Arises
Wisdom is not accumulated knowledge nor refined thinking...
Sitting Meditation:Experiencing the Illusory Nature of Existence
Existence appears solid and continuous, yet it is a sequence of momentary experiences...
Sitting Meditation:Penetrating the Non-Substantial Nature of the External World
The external world appears solid and continuous, yet it arises through senses, cognition, and conditions...
Sitting Meditation:Seeing Emotions as Temporary Visitors
Emotions continuously come and go—joy, sorrow, anger, fear, loss, anticipation...
Sitting Meditation:Viewing Thought as a Floating Illusion
Thought constructs narratives of self and world...
Sitting Meditation:Recognizing the Continuous Flux of Life
Life is not static but an ongoing process of change...
Sitting Meditation:Observing Interdependence and the Absence of Substance
All phenomena arise through temporary convergence of conditions...
Sitting Meditation:Seeing Through the Illusion of Afflictions and Reality
Afflictions appear solid and convincing, yet they arise from misperception and grasping...