Meditation
"The second stage is developing the mind. We call it meditation or concentration (samadhi). We need a sharper weapon to tame the mind; so, established in morals or ethics, we go to meditation and concentration of the mind. "Meditation is two-fold. The first, samatha, or samadhi, is calming the mind — taking an object of meditation and concentrating on it. This helps the mind to get calm, to collect itself, and to concentrate. "The second aspect of meditation is vipassana, or panna, true wisdom or insight. This meditation helps one to see things as they really are, not as they appear to be. To see things in their true perspective — looking into life and not merely looking at it. "So, there are three stages in the process of fulfillment: the first is the ethical stage which controls speech and action; the second stage is calming meditation, or concentration; and the third stage is wisdom or insight. These teachings, Buddha said, are excellent in the beginning, excellent in its progress, and excellent in its consummation." How interesting, I thought. From the ethical, to the calming of the mind, to wisdom. |
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