Meditation Flashcards
1
Q
What should be focused on when meditating
A
Six senses:
eyes
ears
nose
tongue
body
mind
1
Q
The knotted scarf
A
Symbol used by Buddha to explain what meditation should achieve, each knot should be untied so that the scar is one again, and so the person can rise above the six sensory organs and achieve enlightenment by recognising that the mind must be free form all external phenomena.
2
Q
Mindfulness of breathing meditation
A
Process of focussing on breathing to clear the mind
3
Q
Metta bhavana meditation
A
Meditation by cultivating loving kindness towards others.
4
Q
Insight meditation
A
Vipassana, meditation where one focusses on one of the Three Lakshanas.
