“Everyone meditates in their own way. Some people sit and practice formal mediation techniques for many hours a day while others spontaneously meditate while watching a sunset, listening to music, or participating in athletics.” PeopleWayHoursPracticeMeditationBuddhismListeningTechniqueSunsetFormalListening To MusicAthleticsParticipatingMediation Author:Frederick Lenz
“The emphasis is on meditation in Tantric Zen. The experience of meditation in formal practice, zazen, where you're sitting down and meditating and concentrating.” PhilosophyPracticeMeditationSittingDown AndFormalEmphasisMeditatingConcentratingSitting Down Author:Frederick Lenz
“Meditation is not something restricted to times of formal seated meditation; it is most fundamentally an attitude of being-a resting in and as being. Once you get the feel of it, you will be able to tune into it more and more often during your daily life. Eventually, in the state of liberation, meditation will simply become your natural condition.” FeelsStatesAbleNaturalAttitudeMeditationConditionsLiberationTunesDaily LifeFormal Author:Adyashanti
“There is a true Buddha in family life; there is a real Tao in everyday activities. If people can be sincere and harmonious, promoting communication with a cheerful demeanor and friendly words, that is much better than formal meditation practice.” PeopleIfsRealPracticeMeditationCommunicationActivityEverydayFriendlyTaoismSincereFormalCheerfulTaoPromotingFamily LifeHarmoniousMeditation PracticeDemeanor Author:Zicheng Hong
“What you learn about pain in formal meditation can help you relate to it in your daily life.” HelpingPainMeditationRelateDaily LifeFormal Author:Sharon Salzberg