Daily Buddhism

The Forty Meditation Themes, Part 1
Last week, we talked about conceptual, or contemplative, meditation.  There are forty meditation themes that have become “classic,” and we’ll cover those today and tomorrow.  There are ten “recollections,” ten “foul objects,” ten “kasinas”, four “divine abidings”, four “formless absorptions,” one “resolution into elements,” and one “perception of the filthiness [...]

Meditation Part 7: Conceptual Meditation
This is the “big one” that really confuses people. When you hear things like “loving kindness” meditation, or “meditation on impermanence,” or even meditation on a koan or physical object, this is the broad category involved. The mind focuses on itself and examines itself as you work through the problem [...]