In this video series, Tan Ajahn Jayasaro, gives an introduction to Buddhist meditation, being part of a path leading to profound happiness, inner peace and liberation from suffering.
The incredible meditation of Lord Buddha, Zazen or Zen Meditation Technique is explored in this video. A clear demonstration of Cosmic Mudra (hand position), as well as details on the posture and practice are taught
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I am new to meditation, and find this video to be great! I have recently discovered an interest in Buddhism after watching the film My Reincarnation. Although I knew of Buddhism before seeing the film, I never truly understood what it was all about. The documentary followed a man who was thought to be the reincarnation of his late great uncle, a Dzogchen master. It shows him throughout his journey of discovering his love for Buddhism and becoming a Dzogchen leader. bitly . com / s5 zU ze? r=bb
great video… thanks for sharing.
@TheFarmerboyproducti There is actually a subtle but profound spiritual distinction. The word reincarnation means “To incarnate again” Incarnate means for a spirit to take on a body. Buddhism rejects this because it implies that there is a permanent base of identity that just takes on a new body. What Buddhism does teach is that who we are is a process, and that this process continues in a new form after death. Is that helpful?
@impermanentoo
i cna absolutely agree with you, but im wondering whats the distinction between “rebirth” and “Reincarnation”, honestly it sounds like 2 different words with the same meaning
Buddhism’s Noble eightfold path – the path to happiness that is unconditioned. unbinding from all suffering from even your own perceptions and consciousness. Please listen to dhammatalks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu and Ajahn Braham’s Talks
@108329876 Ernest Valea is a Fundamentalist Christian writer. How could his analysis possibly be objective?
Christianity teaches that because of sin, part of God became a human and was sacrificed to the other 2/3 of God as a blood offering. Then he came back to life and went up into the sky and now sits on a throne as judge. Then we’ll all get our bodies back after we’re buried and the good one’s get to live forever in Heaven, while the bad ones are tortured eternally…you CAN”T be serious.
Read this article and see that it is much more complex issue than you discribe”-Possible difficulties in Buddhism by Ernest Valea.
My gratitude also to Ajahn Jayasaro not just for this vid, but for all of his insightful and informative vids on Dhammatube. This one in particular has shed some light on something I need to refine in my practice (such that it is).
I feel so fortunate to have been able to hear the Buddha-Dhamma in this lifetime, spoken by so many wise monks, all available on the net from my own dwelling…
that is a great piece of advice u gave here, It will help alot in my meditations thanks
Buddhism is really interesting philosophically. Thanks for sharing.
@Secretlyastonishing
It’s normal that your mind ‘jumps everywhere’. You don’t attempt to stop it jumping. You acknowledge it has jumped. You look where it jumped. You make a mental note of where it jumped; what kind of experience the jump ellicited within you, if any, then you ”file” the jump away. Like cleaning up a messy desk. You file away your documents…or ”jumps”.
Then you come back to thinking about your breath. In out, in out. And you relax until the next ”jump” you need to file
@Secretlyastonishing
I also have a same problem, but my teacher told me that we cannot restrict our mind or concentrate one particular thing at a particular moment. As I practice vipassana meditation with fourfold mindfulness, i know only that i should acknowledge what i think as a first priority. For ex, when I think about something, I acknowlege thinking . You don’t have to concentrate 100% of the time. You just know what you are doing. That’s all.
great man! he looks so relaxed..nirvana
beautiful eyes by the way… ^ ^
only religion where you can improve yourself, and working on becoming a better person! great!
BUddhism is the best
Theravada Buddhism give u the free way to analize every text and every single thing.So im sure that buddhism its not a blind faith,tradition,scripture,analogies,and everything
this sounds great but i doubt it will last long. i believe feelings can confuse a person, so they are not to be trusted.
I’ve been a buddhist for two days and I’m already a different person.
I have trouble meditating. My mind is jumping everywhere it’s so hard to keep my mind on one thing! I need help with this. I also have another question I recite a sutra that i think is called Diamond sutra in english but in Vietnamese it’s called (I’m pretty sure I’m spelling it wrong but I tried the best I can so bare with me here on this one) Chu Dia Bi. Will it still work if I cant concentrate 100% of the time. I concentrate on only small bits and parts of it.
@Aaibtd You are correct. Kalama Sutta is usually misinterpreted and this has caused a lot of damage to people who are seeking the truth..The Buddha realized the four noble truths and showed us the correct path. This amazing task was done through the merits accumulated through aeons of practice. We are merely his students.. We should read and learn many suttas in the “Tipitaka” frst and learn the basics before coming in to conclusions about the meaning of one verse in the kalama sutta…
Inre: @Aaibtd said, “… you should determine morality NOT ONLY from your experience …”, The sutta did not say that, friend, Aaibtd. It said “When you KNOW FOR YOURSELF,” indicating based on conditions of KNOWING what is skillful and unskillful, based on conditions of KNOWING what is blameworthy, based on conditions of KNOWING what is critized by the wise … this indicates IT IS only from experience. Ones experience is a result of the actions taken on these conditions.
Pardon the wall of text, I just think the Kalama Sutta isn’t usually quoted properly. People usually just regard it as saying that morality is completely tied to one’s own reason. But it isn’t. Buddhist practice avoids either extreme of dogmatism and skepticism. That’s why the sutta states that you should determine morality not only from your experience, but based on the advice of the wise. If you’re interested in reading the sutta, drop by the website Access to Insight. Look for ‘Kalama Sutta’.
don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, ‘This contemplative is our teacher.’ When you know for yourselves that, ‘These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering’ — then you should abandon them.”
contemplatives come to Kesaputta. They expound & glorify their own doctrines, but as for the doctrines of others, they deprecate them, revile them, show contempt for them, & disparage them. They leave us absolutely uncertain & in doubt: Which of these venerable priests & contemplatives are speaking the truth, and which ones are lying?”
The Buddha: “”Of course you are uncertain, Kalamas. Of course you are in doubt. When there are reasons for doubt, uncertainty is born. So in this case: (cont.)
Funny. People argue about Buddhism on a video instructing meditation. It’s like arguing over which beverage is better in the desert.
@bryan3184 Ignorance is a lack of knowledge, a person generally finds the answers through questions, again. All I asked was a question. And then you began to attack me.
@kingofthering24 When one knows the meaning of words, they are less likely to become deluded. With delusion comes ignorance, and with ignorance comes negativity. This is clear. Adjust thyself as to realize such things.
@bryan3184 Ignorant hmm? Interesting way of putting it. I considered it “curiosity” but I guess we all have different ways of viewing it. I do love your constant attacks on me though, really shows how dedicated you are to the Buddhist belief, assuming you even believe in Buddha. I would think he liked to teach people, educate them, that’s why he would be okay with questions. You however, don’t seem to like questions. Just blind faith.
@kingofthering24 Oh ignorance, woe to those whom you effect.
I have horrible arthiritis that affects my knees and joints. I am stiff once I come out of this position!
@bryan3184 Actually, I was genuinely asking a question. That’s why I started with “maybe you can explain” instead of “haha, fuckin loser, you don’t know what buddha taught” See the difference? If anything, you’re the attempt at a troll. Not me. But please, feel free to try again.
@kingofthering24 Buddha also didn’t say that he didn’t want to be called a chicken, but we don’t call him a chicken do we? Nice excuse to be troll. Anything else?
For a zen master, he sounds a bit like a drill instructor. A little ‘in your face’ if you will.
lol..youtube comments..you gotta love ‘em. I came here to get more meditation tips and you guys are talking about god and satan…lmao.
You don’t need to sit in a particular way to meditate. You can meditate every second of your living life. I meditate while I’m driving, shopping, in the office or when I am sleeping. This form of meditation has enhanced my life and the way I observe my surrounding. Meditation is a journey to realize your own mind and exploring it thoroughly to better understand yourself.
By the way, I didn’t need a god to meditate; this is because I am an atheist.
@fuckmania07 God is so kind and generous, that if one chooses to live how one chooses, then one will be sent to hell. Here are some questions I believe you may consider forbidden. Why did god create evil and Satan? Why did god tell the Israelites to slaughter all the Amalekites? If god is all-powerful, why does he fight Satan, when god could make be so that Satan never existed? If God knows everything, why does he create souls that he knows will go straight to hell?
@fuckmania07 1 Samuel 15:3 sooo … God is the God of love and forgiveness, but also the god of genocide?
@fuckmania07 “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” – Buddha
@fuckmania07 Believe the way your heart tells you and be free…TRULY free! There is NO freedom in a religion that teaches you will be tortured for all eternity if you don’t believe one certain way. There is NO freedom in a religion which forces guilt on its followers and tells them that they are evil and no good unless they bow down and worship a jealous, vengeful, wrathful yet, somehow, also loving (LOL) god. If this is the crutch you chose to lean on fine, but quit spewing hate!
@fuckmania07 Ahhh…the gentle, loving “god” of the Bible and his wonderful, non-judgmental, followers. I get such a warm fuzzy feeling when I read such peaceful quotes from enlightened ones such as yourself. I mean, what’s not to love about a religion in which you are only allowed to believe one way and anyone who believes otherwise is evil and destined to burn for all eternity? Just wonderful. Also, I hope you use your Youtube name while worshiping your false god in church. LMFAO
@Nuk3Fish Hmm…interesting.
@kingofthering24 that’s where the Buddhist followers split in two the ones that believed he was a god and the others believed he was still human but an amazing one at the least.
Hahahhaha…and who are you that you teach Budhist Zen Meditation?
@budyboy72 Right on
@kingofthering24 Yes. Sammasambuddha Gotama is not a god or lord. He was a greatest teacher ever who teached humans how to reconcile and resolve all problems of life by relying on their own efforts. Thank you
I swear thats Kumar from harold and kumar.
@fuckmania07 The ignorance. Buddhism isn’t a religion it’s a pholosify or a way of life. And if there is a hell; why should Buddha ‘burn there’ he did nothing wrong, he never claimed to be a god or prophet. He was simply an enlightened man who taught what he considered to be the purest way of life and the key to true happiness.
Blah blah blah blah. Just sit.
I noticed Some Christians tend to rebuke what they don’t understand they are blind and unconscious minded