What do you think when you listen to the word “meditation”?
One of the first images that most of the people have in their mind when they hear about meditation is a bald guy seated with crossed legs. This image may correspond to the Buddhist meditation, which has many branches. But actually, there are several types of meditation in the world. For example, there is the system of Yoga, which most of us know through the yogic exercises or Asanas. However Yoga also talks about seated meditation, which plays a major role in order to reach Samadhi or liberation. |
Other types of meditations are Japa Yoga or meditation with mantra and beads (mala), where you concentrate on chanting, on listening to your chanting and also on feeling the beads with your hands, in this way most of your senses are involved in meditation. Here, usually you repeat one mantra 108 times.
A variation of this method is the mantra chanting, that is basically the same, but without the beads (and without a fixed number of repetitions), it is mostly practiced in a seated posture with eyes closed and in a group. Nowadays more and more meditation techniques are being born focusing on specific areas such as stress reducing, breath work, and so on. |
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Our meditation background
Our meditation background is mainly composed of Buddhist meditation as well as Yogic meditation, therefore we study the teachings of Buddha and the teachings of Patanjali. These two systems talk about many similar subjects, and actually some research indicate that Buddhism and Yoga have the same root: the Samkhya System.
The Samkhya System describes the elements that compose the whole universe, the concept of ego, mind, soul among others. We study and practice these systems in order to uplift our compassion, respect and eliminate the suffering of all the sentient beings.
Our meditation background is mainly composed of Buddhist meditation as well as Yogic meditation, therefore we study the teachings of Buddha and the teachings of Patanjali. These two systems talk about many similar subjects, and actually some research indicate that Buddhism and Yoga have the same root: the Samkhya System.
The Samkhya System describes the elements that compose the whole universe, the concept of ego, mind, soul among others. We study and practice these systems in order to uplift our compassion, respect and eliminate the suffering of all the sentient beings.
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