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Transforming meditations
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Virtue is one of the highest qualities of mankind and more this quality a person has got in himself, the more chances are of his mind being peaceful and calm in life. Being peaceful means free from worries, mental discomfort, and that’s where meditation comes into picture. There are two types of meditation which can greatly influence our lives: analytical meditation and placement meditation. By deeply contemplating the instruction, eventually we reach a conclusion or cause a specific virtuous state of mind to arise. This is the object of placement meditation.
The purpose is to find our object or desire to find out what we truly want in our life. Often times there are many contradictions in our mind that and in our unconscious self which we are not able to identify.
What we truly want in life?
Is it money, better relationship, exciting career, or anything else that is materialistic? But we should go in somewhat more depth and find out that what we really want. It’s happiness. We want all those materialistic things because we want to be more happy. Analytical meditation often helps us find that one cause which we are striving day and night for. It is also sometimes called ‘contemplation’.
The Buddhism teachings are very much in favor of negating the worldly desires and this is not supposed to be followed strictly by those who meditate. In fact meditation does not have to do with any religion or school of thought. Having said that, contemplation or analyzing your true goals in life becomes easier if you follow meditation techniques. And often times religious thoughts are based on the idea of finding your aim in life.
By deeply contemplating our true heart’s desire, eventually we reach a conclusion or cause a specific virtuous state of mind to arise. This is what placement meditation seeks to achieve. These processes should be moderate and it is highly recommended to avoid doing them under too much pressure. Meditation and self growth processes are not like training boot camps.
