FAQ on Meditation
The Dhammakaya Technique 001 Where is the centre of our body and mind ? 002 What is the meaning of 'Samma-Araham', and why repeat it ? 003 Why is the crystal ball used as the object of meditation in the Dhammakaya technique ? 004 With meditation aren't we supposed to free our mind of all attachment? Why then do we attach to a crystal ball? 005 Can meditation be dangerous? 006 When we meditate, why is the pathway of the crystal ball through the right nostril for men, and through the left nostril for women? 007 When I meditate I'm not sure if I'm focussing exactly at the centre of the body two finger breadths above the navel or not. How can I be certain?
The Dhammakaya Technique
001 Where is the centre of our body and mind ? 002 What is the meaning of 'Samma-Araham', and why repeat it ? 003 Why is the crystal ball used as the object of meditation in the Dhammakaya technique ? 004 With meditation aren't we supposed to free our mind of all attachment? Why then do we attach to a crystal ball? 005 Can meditation be dangerous? 006 When we meditate, why is the pathway of the crystal ball through the right nostril for men, and through the left nostril for women? 007 When I meditate I'm not sure if I'm focussing exactly at the centre of the body two finger breadths above the navel or not. How can I be certain?
Other methods of meditation 009 Is Dhammakaya meditation compatible with 'mindfulness of breathing'? 010 During meditation is the breathing controlled or natural? 011 Is there any relationship between Dhammakaya meditation and the cultivation of life-force in the Chinese art of Qi-gong?
Other methods of meditation
009 Is Dhammakaya meditation compatible with 'mindfulness of breathing'? 010 During meditation is the breathing controlled or natural? 011 Is there any relationship between Dhammakaya meditation and the cultivation of life-force in the Chinese art of Qi-gong?
Conditions for Meditation 012 Does the food you eat influence meditation? 013 Does one need to abstain from sex in order to practise meditation? 014 Are there any prohibitions which the meditator should observe?
Conditions for Meditation
012 Does the food you eat influence meditation? 013 Does one need to abstain from sex in order to practise meditation? 014 Are there any prohibitions which the meditator should observe?
Hindrances 015 Why can't I keep my mind still during meditation? 016 If I lose my concentration during meditation because of disturbance, do I need to start again? 017 If, in meditation, the crystal ball appears in front of you instead of at the centre what should one do? 018 What should you do if no clear image is attained? 019 Sometimes when I meditate, I feel strain on my forehead. What should I do? 020 During meditation, there is something making my body and hands move by themselves. Is this correct meditation? 021 When I meditate, when I come to a certain point I suddenly feel intensely thirsty. Why is this? 022 Why does my head feel heavy during meditation? What's the problem? 023 Why does my head feel heavy after meditation? 024 Is it true that we come across 'evil' in meditation in the same way that the Buddha encountered Mara before his Enlightenment? 025 If disturbing images arise during meditation, how can one cope? 026 What if I fall asleep halfway though meditation? 027 Why should we feel sleepy when the mind reaches a calm and peaceful state?
Hindrances
015 Why can't I keep my mind still during meditation? 016 If I lose my concentration during meditation because of disturbance, do I need to start again? 017 If, in meditation, the crystal ball appears in front of you instead of at the centre what should one do? 018 What should you do if no clear image is attained? 019 Sometimes when I meditate, I feel strain on my forehead. What should I do? 020 During meditation, there is something making my body and hands move by themselves. Is this correct meditation? 021 When I meditate, when I come to a certain point I suddenly feel intensely thirsty. Why is this? 022 Why does my head feel heavy during meditation? What's the problem? 023 Why does my head feel heavy after meditation? 024 Is it true that we come across 'evil' in meditation in the same way that the Buddha encountered Mara before his Enlightenment? 025 If disturbing images arise during meditation, how can one cope? 026 What if I fall asleep halfway though meditation? 027 Why should we feel sleepy when the mind reaches a calm and peaceful state?
Miscellaneous 028 What do the Ninth and Tenth Precepts entail? 029 What is the point of meditating if you have no problems in the first place?
Miscellaneous
028 What do the Ninth and Tenth Precepts entail? 029 What is the point of meditating if you have no problems in the first place?
Progress in Meditation 030 Why can I still not visualize the crystal ball after two sessions? 031 Why is my mind sometimes peaceful, but at other times restless? 032 How should one proceed if success comes early?
Progress in Meditation
030 Why can I still not visualize the crystal ball after two sessions? 031 Why is my mind sometimes peaceful, but at other times restless? 032 How should one proceed if success comes early?
Meditation and its relationship with other phenomena 033 What is the difference between meditation and self-hypnotism? 034 Should one still be in touch with one's surroundings during meditation? 035 How does meditation increase one's intelligence?
Meditation and its relationship with other phenomena
033 What is the difference between meditation and self-hypnotism? 034 Should one still be in touch with one's surroundings during meditation? 035 How does meditation increase one's intelligence?
Meditation and Sleep 036 Can meditation replace sleep? 037 How can meditation help insomnia? 038 Why should meditation before bed keep one awake longer?
Meditation and Sleep
036 Can meditation replace sleep? 037 How can meditation help insomnia? 038 Why should meditation before bed keep one awake longer?
Medicine and Meditation 039 Can meditation help those suffering from stress? 040 Can a person on tranquilizers do meditation? 041 How can meditation help recovery from physical illness? 042 Can meditation help the insane or schizophrenics?
Medicine and Meditation
039 Can meditation help those suffering from stress? 040 Can a person on tranquilizers do meditation? 041 How can meditation help recovery from physical illness? 042 Can meditation help the insane or schizophrenics?
On the Right Track 043 What to do when the crystal ball remains large and never gets smaller? 044 How can you maintain unity of mind once it is attained -- and how to return again to normal? 045 After meditation, I felt light and clear. Why is this? 046 I could use meditation to overcome my daily miseries is this correct?
On the Right Track
043 What to do when the crystal ball remains large and never gets smaller? 044 How can you maintain unity of mind once it is attained -- and how to return again to normal? 045 After meditation, I felt light and clear. Why is this? 046 I could use meditation to overcome my daily miseries is this correct?
