WHAT IS THE RIGHT ATTITUDE FOR MEDITATION ?

The most important thing when you are meditating is to have the right attitude .

  1 . When meditating : Don't focus too hard

       Don't control

       Don't try to create something

       Don't force or restrict yourself

  2 . Don't try to create anything But don't reject what is happening

       But as things happen or stop happening , don't forget

       Be aware of them

  3 .  Trying to create something is lobha ( greed )

       Rejecting what is happening is dosa ( aversion )

       Not knowing if something is happening

        or has stopped happening is moha ( delusion )

  4 . Only when the observing mind has no lobha , dosa , nor soka

        ( worry / anxiety ) inside it , then the meditating mind will arise

  5 . You have to double check to see what attitude you are meditating with

  6 . You have to accept and watch both good and bad experiences

  7 .  You only want good experiences

       You don't want even the tiniest unpleasant experience

        Is this fair ? Is this the way of the Dhamma ?

  8 .  Don't have any expectations

       Don't want anything

       Don't be anxious

       Because if these attitudes are in your mind ,

        It becomes difficult to meditate

  9 . Why are you focusing so hard when you meditate ?

       You want something to happen ?

       You want something to stop happening ?

        It is likely that one of these attitudes is there

 10 . If the mind is getting tired

        something is wrong with the way you are practicing

 11 . You cannot practice when the mind is tense

 12 . If the mind and body are getting tired

        it is time to check the way you are meditating

 13 . Meditating is waiting and watching

       With awareness and comprehension

       Understanding

       Not thinking

       Not reflecting

       Not judging

 14 . Don't practice with a mind that wants something

        or wants something to happen

        The only result will be that you will tire yourself

 15 . The meditating mind should be relaxed and at peace

 16 . Both the mind and the body should be comfortable

 17 . A light and free mind enables you to meditate well

        Do you have the right attitude ?

 18 . Meditating is ,

       Whatever happens good or bad ,

       Accepting , relaxing and watching it

 19 . What is the mind doing ?

        Thinking ? Or being aware ?

 20 . Where is the mind now ?

        Inside ? Or outside ? ( of oneself )

 21 . Is the watching / observing mind

        properly aware ?

       Or only superficially aware ?

 22 . You are not trying to make things turn out

        the way you want it to happen

        you are trying to know what is happening as it is

 23 . Don't feel disturbed by the thinking mind

        You are not practicing to prevent thinking

        To recognize and acknowledge thinking whenever it arises

        is what you are practicing

 24 . You are not supposed to reject the object

        ( phenomena / things that are happening / being known )

        You are to know ( and thus note / observe ) the defilement's

        that arise because of the object and thus remove them

        ( the defilement's )

 25 . Only when there is Saddha ( Faith ) , Viriya ( energy ) will arise

        Only when there is Viriya , Sati ( mindfulness ) will become continuous

        Only when Sati is continuous , Samadhi will become established

        Only when Samadhi is established , then you will know

        things as they really are , Saddha then increases further

 26 . Just pay attention to what is exactly in the present moment

        Don't go to the past !

        Don't plan for the future !

 27 . The object is not important

        The mind that is working in the background –

        working to be aware i.e. the observing mind is more important

        If the observing ( mind ) is done with the right attitude the

        object will be the right object

 

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