Category Archives: Practical Buddhism

How to meditate properly, and hopefully avoid wasting your life in dead end practices

By admin | Published: November 1, 2010
[This is a very brief outline, and only meant to summarise the key points.] Basics: meditation cushion [zafu] a reasonably quiet space [you don't need total silence] pen and notebook [not a computer or personal organiser] Sitting: You will need to learn about finding a simple, comfortable posture for sitting on your meditation cushion, and [...]
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Practical Buddhism: What is Buddhism ?

By admin | Published: February 9, 2010
Practical Buddhism: [1] What is Buddhism ? What is Buddhism ? In a word, Buddhism is a quest. It’s the search for ultimate metaphysical knowledge and insight. It is not a religion, or a philosophy, or a way of life, or a faith: it is an investigative quest. A true Buddhist begins at the beginning [...]
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