Buddhist Meditation Good for Stress
Yoga or Pilates are the first thing to come to mind when someone tells you you should meditate. However, there is another, lesser known yet often more effective meditation method often over looked and that is Buddhist meditation.
Buddhist meditation is based on the ‘Four Noble Truths’ or Dukkha which encompasses the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional pain. Anything that brings us pain can be lessoned or taken away through Dukkha. Dukkha means suffering that which brings us pain. The Four Noble Truths are The Origin of Dukkha, The Nature of Dukkha, The Cessation of Dukkha and The Way Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha.
There are numerous meditations with the Buddhist mediations but they all focus on one central theme and that is to lighten suffering. Several of the Buddhist meditations are insight, mindfulness, tranquility and concentration. Today, there are over 90 various Buddhist meditation techniques.
And if you are worried you have to become a Buddhist to practice the Buddhist meditation techniques, you would be wrong because they are two very different things.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the Buddhist meditation techniques that concentrate on the body, as with Yoga, you begin by focusing on your breathing, posture, self-repulsiveness of your body, comprehending material elements of your body in addition to some rather bizarre elements such as cemeteries. There is a wide spectrum of what you will be concentrating on when you practice the Buddhist meditation techniques.
Buddhist meditation is helpful for your physical and emotional well-being. It will help you to deal with stress and this will in turn help you to maintain a healthy balance in your life.
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