Interspacing Meditation Practice

Upvote:1

While it is sometimes said that Brahmavihara leads to jhana, but I can't find canonical evidence of it. In most Buddhism, compassion practices don't lead to factual acts of compassion, but merely to creating a mind filled with compassion and loving kindness. While I think compassion practices are a good idea, translating the mentally felt compassion is more of a problem. Personally, I find that breathing practice leads to compassion which I can act on. (Chris edit as you like)

Here is a study concerning mindfulness meditation not making a difference in terms of prompting compassionate actions: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/05/17/mindfulness-training-does-not-foster-empathy-and-can-even-make-narcissists-worse/

Here is an article saying more empathy isn't what we need: https://www.fastcompany.com/40483014/actually-we-dont-need-more-empathy

brother eric 1035

📝 How is Nichiren Buddhism different from other branches of Buddhism?
📝 Kamma and sankharas
📝 How to reduce distractions in sitting practice?
📝 Isn't the act of Prince Vessantara giving his children away extreme?
📝 Mindfulness and Pushing Away Emotions
📝 How to get back to practice after "falling" from it?
📝 Is our surroundings affecting our ability to concentrate the mind?
📝 What raised mudra is depicted on the Buddha rupa at the London Peace Pagoda and what does it mean?
📝 How can someone integrate the Buddhist philosophy on life's purpose into daily life?
📝 Am I approaching samadhi properly?
📝 Mixing Buddhism with other religions
📝 Finding a Vipassana Teacher in a pandemic
📝 How does a Buddhist survive in a harsh world?
📝 Is the role of rogyapas in sky burials considered unclean by Tibetan Buddhists?
📝 In the five paramitas, what is patience and why is it on the list?
📝 Did the Buddha believe in rebirth and reincarnation?
📝 When would a Buddhist want to attach?
📝 Ordination and support from parents
📝 Is a Theravada Buddhist permitted/able to take a Bodhisattva vow?
📝 How does the path according to Sheng-yen compare with scholastic Buddhism?
📝 Why did Buddha praise the vedic Agnihotra as the foremost sacrifice?
📝 Performing magic breaking the fourth precept(lying)?
📝 A collection of stories about Buddha past lives
📝 Monastics & Hygiene
📝 Brain and heart dualism
📝 Rebirth, nibbana, and anatta
📝 Does Buddhism teach an apocalyptic cosmology?
📝 Is it considered "normal" / "possible" / "bad" / "wrong" the use of Mala Beads for counting breaths while meditating?
📝 Body energy and vibrations
📝 When you see The Light (according to textual sources)

Source: stackoverflow.com

Travel Tips

Search Posts

📝 Interspacing Meditation Practice
📝 Can one practice meditation to gain knowledge about the universe?
📝 Did Buddha practice group meditation with bhikkhus, bhikkhunis and laymen, just like in today's meditation center?
📝 Eyes in Meditation Practice
📝 When and how should someone practice Patikulamanasikara meditation (reflections of replusiveness)
📝 Meditation - how to practice it?
📝 Buddha's advice regarding meditation practice
📝 How to discipline self to practice meditation everyday?
📝 What meditation practice will allow me to sleep less and focus more?
📝 Playing repetitve music as meditation practice
📝 Is my Meditation Practice Too Busy?
📝 Help with balance between meditation practice and lay life
📝 let go of wanting to change the past in my meditation practice
📝 Keep motivation to stick on one meditation practice :Ven. Mahasi Saydaw
📝 the value of a regular vipassana meditation practice
📝 Stephen Batchelor's current meditation practice
📝 Meditation practice - Meditation Odd Effect -
📝 Practice of my meditation
📝 Can I save my meditation practice or should I abandon it?
📝 Ven. Ajahn Chah's Teachings on Meditation practice as a westerner
📝 What is the best meditation practice to fall asleep?
📝 Reasons against practicing insight meditation as a main (sitting) practice for medical or other recondite-subject majoring students?
📝 What is the way to motivate myself for Vipasana meditation Practice daily?
📝 my meditation practice question
📝 How can I practice mindfulness meditation with sound, not breathing?
📝 Natural practice of meditation
📝 Personal practice regarding meditation
📝 Personal practice of vipassana meditation
📝 What are the main differences -- in meditation practice and discipline -- between different schools of Theravada?
📝 Continuity With Meditation Practice

Interspacing Meditation Practice

More post

Search Posts

Related post