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Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. For those who are not familiar with Vipassana Meditation, an Introduction to Vipassana by Mr. Goenka & related videos and Questions & Answers about Vipassana are available.

The technique of Vipassana Meditation is taught at ten-day residential courses during which participants learn the basics of the method, and practice sufficiently to experience its beneficial results. There are no charges for the courses - not even to cover the cost of food and accommodation. All expenses are met by donations from people who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the opportunity to also benefit.

Courses are given in numerous Meditation Centers and at Non-Center course locations at rented sites. Each location has its own schedule of courses. In most cases, an application for admission to these courses can be completed online at this website. There are numerous Centers in India and elsewhere in Asia/Pacific; ten Centers in North America; three Centers in Latin America; eight Centers in Europe; seven Centers in Australia/New Zealand; one Center in the Middle East and one Center in Africa.

Ten day non-center courses are frequently held at many locations outside of Centers as they are arranged by local students of Vipassana in those areas. An alphabetical list of worldwide course locations is available as well as a graphical interface of course locations worldwide and in India and Nepal.

Vipassana Meditation courses are also being taught in prisons. A special 10-day Vipassana course especially for business executives and government officials is being held periodically at several centers around the world. For additional information visit the Executive Course Website.

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Buddhist meditation refers to the meditative practices associated with the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

Core meditation techniques have been preserved in ancient Buddhist texts and have proliferated and diversified through teacher-student transmissions. Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana.[a] The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhvan[b] and jhna/dhyna.[c] Buddhist meditation techniques have become increasingly popular in the wider world, with many non-Buddhists taking them up for a variety of reasons.

Buddhist meditation encompasses a variety of meditation techniques that aim to develop mindfulness, concentration, supramundane powers, tranquility, and insight. Given the large number and diversity of traditional Buddhist meditation practices, this article primarily identifies authoritative contextual frameworks both contemporary and canonical for the variety of practices. For those seeking school-specific meditation information, it may be more appropriate to simply view the articles listed in the "See also" section below.

While there are some similar meditative practices such as breath meditation and various recollections (anussati) that are used across Buddhist schools, there is also significant diversity. In the Theravda tradition alone, there are over fifty methods for developing mindfulness and forty for developing concentration, while in the Tibetan tradition there are thousands of visualization meditations.[d] Most classical and contemporary Buddhist meditation guides are school specific.[e] Only a few teachers attempt to synthesize, crystallize and categorize practices from multiple Buddhist traditions.

The earliest tradition of Buddhist practice is preserved in the nikya/gamas, and is adhered to by the Theravda lineage. It was also the focus of the other now-extinct early Buddhist schools, and has been incorporated to greater and lesser degrees into the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and many East Asian Mahyna traditions.

Meditation on the Buddhist Path

Most Buddhist traditions recognize that the path to Enlightenment entails three types of training: virtue (sla); meditation (samadhi); and, wisdom (pa).[f] Thus, meditative prowess alone is not sufficient; it is but one part of the path. In other words, in Buddhism, in tandem with mental cultivation, ethical development and wise understanding are also necessary for the attainment of the highest goal.[1]

In terms of early traditions as found in the vast Pali canon and the gamas, meditation can be contextualized as part of the Noble Eightfold Path, explicitly in regard to:

And implicitly in regard to:

Classic texts in the Pali literature enumerating meditative subjects include the Satipatthana Sutta (MN 10) and the Visuddhimagga's Part II, "Concentration" (Samadhi).

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Meditation (von lateinisch meditatio, zu meditari nachdenken, nachsinnen, berlegen, von griechisch / medomai denken, sinnen; entgegen landlufiger Meinung liegt kein etymologischer Bezug zum Stamm des lateinischen Adjektivs medius, -a, -um mittlere[r, -s] vor) ist eine in vielen Religionen und Kulturen ausgebte spirituelle Praxis. Durch Achtsamkeits- oder Konzentrationsbungen soll sich der Geist beruhigen und sammeln. In stlichen Kulturen gilt sie als eine grundlegende und zentrale bewusstseinserweiternde bung. Die angestrebten Bewusstseinszustnde werden, je nach Tradition, unterschiedlich und oft mit Begriffen wie Stille, Leere, Panorama-Bewusstheit, Einssein, im Hier und Jetzt sein oder frei von Gedanken sein beschrieben. Dadurch werde die Subjekt-Objekt-Spaltung (Begriff von Karl Jaspers) berwunden.

Der Begriff ist aber auch fr Texte verwendet worden, die Ergebnisse konzentrierten, in die Tiefe gehenden Nachdenkens darstellen, so etwa fr Mark Aurels "Selbstbetrachtungen" oder Descartes' "Meditationen ber die Grundlagen der Philosophie".

Im Buddhismus, Hinduismus und Jainismus ist das hchste Ziel die Erleuchtung oder das Erreichen des Nirwana. In christlichen, islamischen und jdischen Traditionen ist das hchste Ziel der meditativen Praxis das unmittelbare Erfahren des Gttlichen. Meditation als spirituelle Praxis ist immer auch in unterschiedliche religise, psychologische und ethische Lehrgebude eingebunden. In westlichen Lndern wird die Meditation auch unabhngig von religisen Aspekten oder spirituellen Zielen zur Untersttzung des allgemeinen Wohlbefindens und im Rahmen der Psychotherapie praktiziert. Im lteren deutschen Sprachgebrauch bezeichnet Meditation einfach ein Nachdenken ber ein Thema oder die Resultate dieses Denkprozesses. Meditative Praktiken sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil vieler Religionen.

Besonders im Hinduismus, Buddhismus und Daoismus besitzt die Meditation eine hnliche Bedeutung wie das Gebet im Christentum (vgl. Kontemplation). Als organisierte berlieferung lsst sich die Meditation am weitesten zu den Upanishaden und in der buddhistischen Tradition in Indien zurckverfolgen. Als Jhana (im Sanskrit: Dhyana) werden verschiedene Zustnde der Versenkung beschrieben, worauf sich heute unter anderem das chinesische Chan und das japanische Zen zurckfhren lassen. Eine vielfltige und traditionsreiche Form der Meditation entwickelte sich daneben im indischen Yoga (Vorstufe ist die Konzentration). Insbesondere die Sutras im Raja Yoga prgen bis heute viele Techniken wie den Umgang mit dem Atem im Pranayama und die systematische Einteilung der mit der Meditation in Zusammenhang gebrachten Bewusstseinszustnde. Innerhalb dieser Traditionen werden mit der Meditation ausnahmslos spirituelle Ziele verfolgt. Daoistische Meditation ist geprgt durch Konzentration, Innenschau und Visualisierungen, Ziel ist die Erlangung der Einheit mit dem Dao und die damit einhergehende physische oder spirituelle Unsterblichkeit.

Im mittelalterlichen Christentum wurden die geistlichen bungen meditatio (gegenstandfreie Anschauung), lectio (aufmerksame Lesung), oratio (Gebet) und contemplatio (gegenstndliche Betrachtung, Kontemplation) zur Sammlung des Geistes berliefert (siehe dazu ausfhrlich: Lectio divina). Besonders in den mystischen Traditionen sollte damit der Verstand und das Denken zur Ruhe kommen, um den einen Urgrund freizulegen. Im Mittelalter wurden auch Anweisungen verffentlicht, wie Die Wolke des Nichtwissens oder die Schriften der Theresa von Avila. Im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert wurden diese Schriften von der Inquisition verboten und Mystiker verfolgt sowie gefangengesetzt; die Mystik geriet im Christentum in Verruf der Hresie. Doch finden sich standardisierte Elemente einer meditativen Praxis bis heute in den Exerzitien von Ignatius von Loyola oder einigen benediktinischen und franziskanischen Traditionen sowie in der Ostkirche im Hesychasmus.

Die vielfltigen Meditationstechniken unterscheiden sich nach ihrer traditionellen religisen Herkunft, nach unterschiedlichen Richtungen oder Schulen innerhalb der Religionen und oft auch noch nach einzelnen Lehrern innerhalb solcher Schulen. In vielen Schulen werden abhngig vom Fortschritt der Meditierenden unterschiedliche Techniken gelehrt. Neben den traditionellen Meditationstechniken werden vor allem seit den 70er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts im Westen viele von fernstlichen Lehren inspirierte und an westliche Bedrfnisse angepasste Meditationsformen angeboten.

Meditationstechniken werden als Hilfsmittel verstanden, einen vom Alltagsbewusstsein unterschiedenen Bewusstseinszustand zu ben, in dem das gegenwrtige Erleben im Vordergrund steht, frei von gewohntem Denken, vor allem von Bewertungen und von der subjektiven Bedeutung der Vergangenheit (Erinnerungen) und der Zukunft (Plne, ngste usw.). Viele Meditationstechniken sollen helfen, einen Bewusstseinszustand zu erreichen, in dem uerst klares hellwaches Gewahrsein und tiefste Entspannung gleichzeitig mglich sind.

Man kann die Meditationstechniken grob in zwei Gruppen einteilen:

Die Einteilung bezieht sich nur auf die uere Form. Beide Meditationsformen knnen geistig sowohl aktive Aufmerksamkeitslenkung als auch passives Loslassen und Geschehenlassen beinhalten.

Im Allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch wird unter Meditation oft nur die passive Form verstanden, so wie sie in Abbildungen des meditierenden Buddha symbolisiert wird.

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There are so many advantages to meditation. When I first originally thought of this post, I indeed wanted to make it 100 benefits long (think big right!), however, I wasnt sure I could find more than perhaps 20-25 benefits. Well, I made it happen! Meditation is as powerful as I thought it would be. Here is the definitive list of benefits that meditation can provide you with:

Physiological benefits: 1- It lowers oxygen consumption. 2- It decreases respiratory rate. 3- It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate. 4- Increases exercise tolerance. 5- Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation. 6- Good for people with high blood pressure. 7- Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate. 8- Decreases muscle tension 9- Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc. 10- Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms. 11- Helps in post-operative healing. 12- Enhances the immune system. 13- Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress 14- Enhances energy, strength and vigour. 15- Helps with weight loss 16- Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage 17- Higher skin resistance 18- Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease. 19- Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing. 20- Decreases the aging process. 21- Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone) 22- prevented, slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases 23- Makes you sweat less 24- Cure headaches & migraines 25- Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning 26- Reduced Need for Medical Care 27- Less energy wasted 28- More inclined to sports, activities 29- Significant relief from asthma 30- improved performance in athletic events 31- Normalizes to your ideal weight 32- harmonizes our endocrine system 33- relaxes our nervous system 34- produce lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity 35- Cure infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation).

Psychological benefits: 36- Builds self-confidence. 37- Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behaviour. 38- Resolve phobias & fears 39- Helps control own thoughts 40- Helps with focus & concentration 41- Increase creativity 42- Increased brain wave coherence. 43- Improved learning ability and memory. 44- Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation. 45- Increased emotional stability. 46- improved relationships 47- Mind ages at slower rate 48- Easier to remove bad habits 49- Develops intuition 50- Increased Productivity 51- Improved relations at home & at work 52- Able to see the larger picture in a given situation 53- Helps ignore petty issues 54- Increased ability to solve complex problems 55- Purifies your character 56- Develop will power 57- greater communication between the two brain hemispheres 58- react more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event. 59- increases ones perceptual ability and motor performance 60- higher intelligence growth rate 61- Increased job satisfaction 62- increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones 63- decrease in potential mental illness 64- Better, more sociable behaviour 65- Less aggressiveness 66- Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction 67- Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals 68- Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation 69- Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia 70- Increases sense of responsibility 71- Reduces road rage 72- Decrease in restless thinking 73- Decreased tendency to worry 74- Increases listening skills and empathy 75- Helps make more accurate judgements 76- Greater tolerance 77- Gives composure to act in considered & constructive ways 78- Grows a stable, more balanced personality 79- Develops emotional maturity

Spiritual benefits: 80- Helps keep things in perspective 81- Provides peace of mind, happiness 82- Helps you discover your purpose 83- Increased self-actualization. 84- Increased compassion 85- Growing wisdom 86- Deeper understanding of yourself and others 87- Brings body, mind, spirit in harmony 88- Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation 89- Increased acceptance of oneself 90- helps learn forgiveness 91- Changes attitude toward life 92- Creates a deeper relationship with your God 93- Attain enlightenment 94- greater inner-directedness 95- Helps living in the present moment 96- Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love 97- Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego 98- Experience an inner sense of Assurance or Knowingness 99- Experience a sense of Oneness 100- Increases the synchronicity in your life

Meditation is also completely FREE! It requires no special equipment, and is not complicated to learn. It can be practiced anywhere, at any given moment, and it is not time consuming (15-20 min. per day is good). Best of all, meditation has NO negative side effects. Bottom line, there is nothing but positive to be gained from it! With such a huge list of benefits, the question you should ask yourself is, why am I not meditating yet?

If you need a point to start from, you should try guided meditation courses. They are inexpensive and can provide you with a good foundation from which to begin meditating.

Make sure you meditate, there are quite simply too many positives to just ignore it.

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Eden Kozlowski visited UA to lecture on how meditation can help improve leadership.

By Spencer Skolnick, Writer October 27, 2014 Filed under News

Holistic Leaders and Mindful Meditation hosted the Mass Meditation and Mindful Leadership Workshop featuring Eden Kozlowski on Thursday, Oct 23. Participants learned how to apply meditation and mindfulness to the workforce.

You have more sympathy, empathy and connection to other people, Kozlowski said .

Practicing mindfulness and meditation during the seminar, guests got to experience and learn meditation techniques firsthand, practicing them live with Kozlowski.

Kozlowski, a 15-year meditator and teacher of the art joined the universitys meditation group to speak on the subject of applying mindful techniques to their jobs and schooling in order to increase their leadership abilities, confidence and passion for their work, while also lowering their stress levels.

Kevin James Karas, leader of the campus organization, invited Kozlowski to speak to participants on the subject of leadership in regards to meditating. [With] a lot of organizations, you dont care as deeply [in your work.] We would like to engage people in this compassion, Kozlowski said.

Speaking to attendees about the benefits of meditating, such as how it can improve your work ethic, generate personal fulfilment and decrease stress levels as well as health risks.

Meditation has really saved my life, Kozlowski said.

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Lesson Twenty Four (MFMV0024) Using a mantra can be very helpful. This is the first of seven videos on the subject.

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