The First Doctor: Medicine Buddha Bhaisajyaguru — Empowering You to Heal
Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Deities, Dharma, Mahayana, Mantra, Medicine Buddha, Meditation, Vajrayana
In times of pain, sickness, or stress, many Mahayana Buddhists rely on sacred Medicine Buddha meditation for healing. In Buddhism, where the power of mind is preeminent, it is no surprise that meditation is widely embraced as medication. ...
Mindfulness: a Soto Zen priest discusses sensory and mental stability — and a vision absent of contamination
Meditation, Mindfulness, Zen and Chan
The relationship between the world around us and our mind has always been the source of discussion and amazement on the part of human beings. This has given rise to multiple schools of thought and doctrines about this ...
Dealing with the Monkey King: Meditation Techniques for People With Unsettled Monkey Minds
Meditation, Mindfulness
Coping with the Monkey Mind — a meditation term indicating an "unsettled; restless; capricious; whimsical; fanciful; inconstant; confused; indecisive; uncontrollable" mind — is one of the biggest obstacles to meditation and mindfulness practice in Buddhism. The monkey mind ...
The Science Of Your Center: The Vagus Nerve, Your Meditation Highway, And The Parasympathetic Nervous System; How Meditation Works Positively on the Body
Meditation, Mindfulness, Scientific Buddhist
By Anne Green The Scientific Buddhist examines Dharma from the point of view of science. Do you have a topic idea? Buddhism is known for its emphasis on meditation and meditative techniques. People from all walks of life ...
Interview with meditation teacher Kimberly Brown, author of Steady, Calm, and Brave: 25 Practices of Resilience and Wisdom in a Crisis
Book / Movie Review, Meditation
In our interview with author Kimberly Brown, the popular meditation teacher describes "Practices of Resilience and Wisdom in a Crisis" — all the more important in these times of COVID-19. Buddha Weekly is also pleased to publish an ...
Vajrayana Visualization can Generate Body Heat, Heal, and Manifest Deity Qualities Helping Overcome Ego
Meditation
One of the most intriguing demonstrations of the power of Vajrayana visualization is Tummo. By visualizing heat in the tummo centre, an expert practitioner can actually meditate for hours on an icy winter day — without clothing or ...
Avalokitesvara compassion practices can “enhance treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma” say some scientists and clinicians. For the rest of us, his compassion brings us closer to bliss and wisdom.
Avalokiteshvara Chenrezig Guan Yin, Bodhisattvas, Buddhist Practices, Deities, Mahayana, Mantra, Meditation, Scientific Buddhist, Tantra, Vajrayana
Avalokitesvara is the metaphorical rock star of the Bodhisattvas. "Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, is one of the most important and popular Buddhist deities," writes Karen Andres in Tibetan Contemplative Traditions. [1] "Avalokitesvara is the personification of compassion... ...
What Are We? The Body is the Channel — Energy and consciousness are enmeshed principles in Tibetan Buddhism
Meditation, Vajrayana
What are we and what are our limits? An answer arrives when we make contact with the nature of energy and consciousness embodiment. Energy and consciousness are enmeshed principles in Tibetan Buddhism and other contemplative spiritual traditions. Energy ...
Mahayana Thought Training – Turning Adverse Circumstances into the Path of Awakening: An Ideal Practice for Our Times
Buddhist Practices, Meditation
I recently heard the Buddhist story of Devala the Dark, who was being cursed by seven Bramhans, ‘but the more they cursed him, the more beautiful, good-looking, and inspiring he became…’ This reminded me of the Tibetan Buddhist ...
Healing meditation, prayer and mantras? Do they work — according to research? Can we turn to mantras for help?
Mantra, Meditation, Scientific Buddhist
Do you feel silly when you turn to “mantras” for healing? Do you think meditation is healthy but not necessarily healing? Does it seem impossible to expect results from meditating on the Medicine Buddha? To chant or not ...
Meditation is Good For You: A How To, the Research of Benefits and the Two Main Types of Meditation
Meditation
Mindfulness is an important practice in virtually all schools of Buddhist thought, and in one form or another, most Buddhists practice it. From formal Chan practice, such as archery or KungFu practice in Shaolin, to facing the wall ...
Metta meditation in times of crisis: “we all have a responsibility to exercise compassion” (Dalai Lama)
Buddhist Living, Dalai Lama, Meditation
The COVID-19 crisis of 2020 brought us a sense of just how interconnected we really are. In a matter of weeks, it became clear that a challenge experienced in one locale of the world was quickly moving across ...
