{"id":708,"date":"2015-09-22T15:09:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T22:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/meditation\/?p=708"},"modified":"2015-09-22T15:09:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T22:09:15","slug":"beginners-guide-to-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/meditation\/2015\/09\/22\/beginners-guide-to-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner’s Guide to Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lion’s Roar\u00a0has published a beginner’s guide\u00a0to\u00a0Buddhism and meditation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Sept 18, 2015). The meditation\u00a0section responds to important questions like, “How can I get started with basic meditation? Why should I meditate? How much should I meditate?” and so on. Here’s their answer to the first question:<\/p>\n

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HOW CAN I GET STARTED WITH BASIC MEDITATION?<\/h3>\n

Focusing on the in-breath and out-breath is a core technique, practiced by beginning and established meditators alike, to deepen concentration and cultivate meditative insight. Click here for incredibly simple, doable meditation instruction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Sharon Salzberg teaches, the objective is to continue following your breath\u2014 starting over when you\u2019re distracted\u2014until you\u2019ve come to the end of the time period you\u2019ve set aside for meditation. Read Sharon\u2019s own instructions for getting started with basic breath meditation here<\/a>. This form of basic meditation, meant for stabilizing the mind, is also known as shamatha<\/em>, or mindfulness meditation.Read Sakyong Mipham\u2019s \u201cHow to Do Mindfulness Meditation\u201d<\/a> for more on shamatha.<\/p>\n

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Follow this simple, doable meditation instruction.<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Sharon Salzberg\u2019s instruction for getting started with meditation.<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Read Sakyong Mipham\u2019s \u201cHow to do Mindfulness Meditation.\u201d<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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