The VISUDDHIMAGGA (2of2) : TIME-PROVEN Meditations Unboxed for 21st Century by LAMA LODRO (2017)

PART 2 : If sitting quietly does NOT help you meditate, there is a VAST choice of OTHER Meditation OPTIONS which use attention, imagination, the senses, and physical energy in different ways to help different types of people attain meditative states. ( Lots More in SHOW MORE )
In addition to the many natural differences between individuals, what LIFE throws at each person can vary wildly from day to day. It can be helpful to build a PERSONAL Meditation "TOOL KIT" with a variety of meditation exercises to use as needed for different requirements, including :
~ Peaceful meditations for relaxing mind and body and cultivating a sublime expansion of spiritual horizons ;
~ Activity-based meditations which can help as both physical and cerebral restoratives ;
~ Mentally-engaging meditations that give busy brains an engrossing therapeutic holiday while helping to strengthen memory and cognitive faculties ;
~ Imaginative meditations that stimulate new levels of creative activity and new ways of thinking.
Some of the MANY and VERY different Fields of Meditation techniques developed over thousands of years for the benefit of different types of people include :
-- KASINA [ Colour, Light, Visual Objects, Symbols, Mandalas, Thangkas, Rupa statues, etc ];
-- MANTRA [ Sound, Song, Chanting, Prayer, etc ];
-- MUDRA [ Gesture, Action, Yoga, Medicine Qi Gong, Ceremonial Dance, Sign Language, etc ];
-- BREATH [ Controlled and Uncontrolled ];
-- SIX YOGAs of NAROPA;
-- INSIGHT;
-- ABSORPTION;
-- CALMING;
-- CEREMONY;
-- STUDY;
-- TIBETAN TANTRIC YIDAM and DEITY meditations;
. . . plus MANY other Fields of meditation exercises.
This overview by Lama Lodro of different Fields of Meditation exercises and their individual effects includes specialized details from the VISUDDHIMAGGA about customized meditations developed thousands of years ago as Spiritual Medicines for different Personality Types.
Written 16 centuries ago, the VISUDDHIMAGGA (known as "The Path of Purification") is a remarkable meditation manual and timeless classic that is relevant and useful today. It is the basis of many meditation exercises currently used in every lineage of Buddhism.
~*~*~*~ May all beings be free from sickness, free from obstacles, free from dangers, and free from suffering. May the merit gained by freely sharing this teaching help other beings to fully attain the awakened state of enlightenment in this very life. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
LAMA Karma Tsundulp LODRO (born in 1945) has received and used over 100 forms of meditation during more than 50 years of meditation study and experience that includes multiple Theravada and Tibetan lineages of Buddhism as well as a wide range of secular (non-religious) subjects learned during decades of world travel including many years in Buddhist monasteries in Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sikkim, Japan, and Singapore.
This public Interactive Dharma Dialogue by Lama Karma Tsundulp Lodro (of Yukon, Canada) was recorded on 5 April 2017 at the Selkirk Vihara in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. This video was produced in Yukon, Canada by Lama Karma Tsundulp Lodro with assistance, research, and writing from Chrys Antaya.