With meditation defined loosely as the process of getting in touch with a deeper sense of self, there are those who carry this intent all day long, every day. Life itself is a meditation for this intent on a personal experience of the divine is ongoing and paramount.
It is a constant disposition. There is no longer any reason to meditate, as meditation for these individuals is not a departure. To deliberately sit in meditation, walk or stand for this purpose is to impose an agenda. It is in a very real sense to try and fix something that is not broken.
There are many who meditate employing various practices or any specific type of meditation who can be just as relentless in their devotion- committed in the extreme to maintain a sense of wholeness, attention and presence. However, for those who view life as meditation, formal meditation is something they were either never moved to engage in, or is a thing of the past.
Life as Meditation Interviews
I have interviewed a number of individuals who I feel fall into this category. Many have been practitioners in some method or form and not longer feel the pull to formally meditate. The meditative state is available to them as self-suggestion, and is in the forefront of their consciousness.
All of the interviews conducted for this site are done by email. Interviews with individuals who practice meditation offer genuine insights into the practice. If you view life as meditation, please consider sharing your story by participating in a meditation interview.
>>> Read interviews that regard life as meditation.
Types and Forms of Meditation
Life viewed as itself meditative makes no claim to any formal practice. This is one of many approaches to a meditative lifestyle. The list of formal practices are many, including sitting meditation, standing meditation, walking meditation, bowing meditation, and kneeling meditation. These forms focus on the position and activity (or inactivity) of the body. Other forms of meditation, less associated with the body's position (though activity-related) are breathing meditation, mindfulness meditation, koan practice, empty mind meditation, insight meditation, and tantra meditation.
With the multitude of forms and approaches, one might ask what meditation is, or even what is the point of meditation. Practically anything can become a form of meditation, including surfing as meditation, art and drawing as meditation, running as meditation, life as meditation, and guided relaxation-style meditations on CD or DVD. Anything can be meditative.
Ask Questions about Meditation
If you have any nagging questions in regard to any practice of meditation, please consider posing them to this blog at this link: questions about meditation.
Thank you for visiting meditationhow.info.
0 comments:
Post a Comment