Reflection On The Meditation Session

The two people that I chose for this assignment were Henry Koral and Pandit Dasa. Koral practices transcendental meditation while Dasa practices Hinduism as his religion. Although Koral’s practice of meditation can’t be fully seen as a religion, it can well be connected to the teachings of Hinduism. The main ideas they covered during their interviews were discussed in class and are for sure things that every human should be knowledgeable of. These Eastern ideas of the world are more or less ideas that teach us how to live in the horrific world we live in today.

Meditation is very difficult to describe and can only truly be explained once experienced. It is the practice of mental concentration leading ultimately through a sequence of stages to the final goal of spiritual freedom, nirvana. The purpose of Buddhist meditation is to free ourselves from the delusion and thereby put an end to both ignorance and craving. The Buddhists describe the culminating trance-like state as transient; final Nirvana requires the insight of wisdom. The exercises that are meant to develop wisdom involve meditation on the true nature of reality or the conditioned and unconditioned elements that make up all phenomena. The goal of meditation is to develop a concept in the mind.

This paper is about my experience with mindfulness based meditation and scientific inquiry of these experiences. Mindfulness based meditation is describes as technique used to cultivate nonreactive, non-judgmental and stable awareness of the present moment (Garland and Gaylord, 2009). The end goal is to sustain this meta-cognitive state for a long period of time. I practiced non-denominational form of mindfulness based meditation for the first time in my psychology class, which was devoted towards intellectual and experiential examination of meditation. The practice was conducted in a group it was instructed by our own professor and it begun at the end of class. There was one sessions per week and each session was structured meaning it was

When you are guiding your team member or client through a mindfulness session, there are a few things you can provide which will enhance the experience and ensure both you and your client is well prepared mentally and physically.

In §17-18 Descartes explains what the point of the project of the Meditations is, and why it is a project worth doing. Explain, in your own words, what Descartes says he is going to do, and why?

Meditation has a long history that stretches back thousands of years. Nobody knows exactly where and when meditation began but scientists have evidence to believe that it began somwehere around 5,000 years ago. This was a time far before religious figures such as Jesus and Buddha are said to have existed. 5,000 years ago, much of the civilized world was nothing like it is today. It was mostly hunter gatherers with few villages in the open landscapes. Meditation is said by scientists to have most likely began with hunter gatherers who would pass on their enthusiasm for such an introspective practice to their children.

"The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt."

come to the conclusion that there is a limit to what they can do. A conscious

Initially, I was nervous to begin daily meditations because I had tried to meditate before and I could never truly calm my mind from the thousands of thoughts that would swirl around. However, after meditating for fifteen minutes daily for a week, I can now say that I have become more comfortable with meditation, but it was a challenging week. At many times, I felt uncomfortable sitting in silence because my thoughts would constantly distract me from trying to focus on my breathing. Yet, as the week progressed, I noticed that I became more comfortable with the practice. Surprisingly, time passed very quickly when I meditated, it felt as though it was roughly five minutes, when it was really fifteen minutes. As well, the

Another aspect of commination discussed in the material was regarding “questions”. I am using these in my counseling and coaching practice. Like cited in the lesson (the quote by Peter Drucker), it’s important to know our mission, customers and what they value) and our plan for results. I regularly communicate with clients about their specific plan and help them communicate it with those important in their lives.

For my first mindfulness activity extended reflection I selected Activity 41 from How to Train A Wild Elephant – Be On Time. As described in the book I set the intention for one whole week to do my best to be on time for all events / classes / appointments that I had to attend. While I am most often present by the designated time for the many things I do, I frequently find myself leaving little to no wiggle room to be on time and end up racing down to the wire to not be late for things. As someone who took 3 entire years off from education between high school and college I had a lengthy period of my life where I essentially made my own schedule and seldom needed to be somewhere on time. There has certainly been a learning curve to having a

In guided meditation, guided imagery or guided relaxation techniques, the instructor offers suggestions to guide the listener into a meditative state. Visualization practices can be similarly guided, or practiced on one's own. The goal of these techniques can be relaxation, healing, uplifting emotions, inner peace or other desired outcomes.

When discussing the relationship of brain and behavior, the materialist view of human experience runs into conflict with the historically dominant religious accounts. Recent studies, however, suggests that there may be a "middle view" between the two world-views. Religions, especially Buddhism, stress the role of meditation in one's spiritual growth. Meditation has tangible psychological and physiological benefits, though, which can be explained strictly in neurobiological terms. Understanding of how meditation affects the brain, and, by extension, human behavior, also gives insight into consciousness, the role of feedback loops, and the nature of the I-function.

Over this past year I have been involved in a buddhist meditation practice, I have been through stages of resisting, doubting, and now more accepting this practice. The buddhist meditation practice I participated in is a controversial religion in Taiwan. Even though the religion has almost a hundred thousand followers including celebrities and business leaders, the religion itself is still being judged by others due to its beliefs. The leader himself, Miao Chan, used to be a stuntman and established the religion twenty years ago. Few years later, he claimed that he has attained full Buddhahood just like Buddha did 2600 years ago. The practice consists of meditation and buddhism learning. On weekdays, followers attend small sessions of meditation and learn about buddhism. On Sundays, followers go to a stadium and meditate with Miao Chan for two hours. My mother joined the religious group one and a half year ago and “invited” me to meditate with her.

Mindfulness is really a way of paying attention. But it is not paying attention to anything because someone asked you to. Like your teacher in the classroom, when you were lost or distracted. It is paying attention on purpose, even without being asked.