YJA Convention 2002 07 NJ Fifth

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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Meditation Techniques
Moderator
editation has become a trend recently in the United Meditation means awareness. Whatever you do with IV States. But meditation has been practiced in Jainism awareness is meditation. Action is not important, but for thousands of years. In fact, the essence of meditation the awareness that you bring to your action is is deep contemplation on a spiritual subject and finding ones important. The quality of this observation, the quality self, the fundamental nature of Jainism itself.
of being aware and alert, is the most important
component of meditation. As one becomes alert and The purpose of meditation is to free ourselves from all watchful, then whatever you do will be meditation. emotions and worldly thought. We cannot afford to waste time in negative thoughts and worry. We are born free and Life has some direction. It is pulsating with something we must not make any cages for ourselves. The conditions alive; you can call it divinity, eternity, or soul. When which condition us were conditioned by us. We have created you realize this, all emotions, distractions, and our own present and we are, in each moment, creating our materialism disappear. own future. This includes not only our future life, but also the next moment of our present life. Unless you change The vibrations of violence or peace do not come from your pattern of thinking, no outer change will help you or the outside. They come from inside. In the beginning make you happy. The only way to change your pattern of there will be resistance. But as you relax and become thinking is through meditation.
tranquil, you will be able to concentrate and focus
your thoughts and energy. Each individual has to Meditation is an adventure, the greatest adventure the take charge of himself, and create harmony in human mind can undertake. Meditation is just being, not himself. By creating peace inside, we are able to doing anything; no actions, no thoughts, and no emotions. create peace outside. You just are and it is a sheer delight. From where does this delight come when you are doing nothing? It comes from nowhere, or it comes from everywhere.
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