My advanced Buddhist meditation session experience
I did a beginners Buddhist meditation session and wrote up my experience. I then did an advanced session and this is my write-up on it. It was about 1.5 hrs long with lots of breathing type meditation like in the first session but new things were added. This is a brief overall view from my perspective.
Just done an advanced Buddhist meditation session. This was was not just about detachment from the outside world through breathing awareness but also about conditioning yourself to have good thoughts about other humans. We were told to look at someone else next to us and have a simple conversation about their day etc. And then he went on about visualising yourself being kind to others. So up to now it seems to be about being a good human. Not having any ill intent towards others etc. But right at the end he bowed down to a small statue and invited people to make offerings to it (I think he means prayers maybe). That was surprising to me as I thought Buddhists don't have idol gods. But it seems that some at least do. Bit sad.
So wasn't that impressed at the end. But useful to learn.
Peace
Just done an advanced Buddhist meditation session. This was was not just about detachment from the outside world through breathing awareness but also about conditioning yourself to have good thoughts about other humans. We were told to look at someone else next to us and have a simple conversation about their day etc. And then he went on about visualising yourself being kind to others. So up to now it seems to be about being a good human. Not having any ill intent towards others etc. But right at the end he bowed down to a small statue and invited people to make offerings to it (I think he means prayers maybe). That was surprising to me as I thought Buddhists don't have idol gods. But it seems that some at least do. Bit sad.
So wasn't that impressed at the end. But useful to learn.
Peace
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