Meditation
Religious Studies: KS3, topic 2.3.15
Meditation
In Buddhism, meditation brings enlightenment. When you are calm and focused, you can understand and control your thoughts and actions.
Enlightenment
- Meditation is a very important aspect of Buddhism.
- The Buddha used meditation as the way to achieve enlightenment.
- He believed it gave him an understanding of the nature of things.
- Buddhists try to imitate the Buddha to understand the best way to live their lives and become enlightened.
Quietness
- When people are busy they are not able to focus on the very challenging questions of life.
- To reach enlightenment, people need to spend time in a quiet place. They need to allow their minds to ignore distractions.
- The calm allows people to focus, and they can often stay in this focused state for a long time.
- This way the mind can become still, and people can become less stressed.
Questions
- Buddhists believe it is important that the thoughts going on in the mind do not come and go randomly.
- To find answers, your mind must be still.
- What is the purpose of life? How do we avoid suffering? How do we live life in the best possible way?
Test yourself on Meditation
What concept do Buddhists focus on during Vipassana?