Meditation
Meditation & Practice
Simple practices for stillness, attention, reflection, devotion, and compassion.
Meditation can be approached as quiet attention, contemplation, prayerful devotion, loving-kindness, or mindful observation.
Begin Simply
- Sit comfortably and allow the body to become still.
- Bring gentle attention to the breath.
- Notice thoughts without needing to follow every thought.
- Return to awareness with patience.
Contemplative Reading
Read a short passage from the Bhagavad Gita or a Buddhist teaching slowly, then spend several minutes reflecting on how it applies to your life.
Loving-Kindness
Offer wishes of well-being to yourself, loved ones, strangers, difficult people, and all living beings.