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The numbered posts are to be read in that order. Even for those who are practicing Buddhists, I recommend starting at the Introduction (#1), and going down the list of topics at least the first time.
▪It would be a good idea to read the posts in the following subsection at some point, in order to get an idea about the reasoning behind this approach: “Essential Buddhism.”
o1. Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
o3. The Second Level
o4. What do all these Different Meditation Techniques Mean?
o5. Ariya Metta Bhāvanā (Loving Kindness Meditation)
o6. Ānāpānasati Bhāvanā (Introduction)
oIs Ānāpānasati Breath Meditation?
o8. The Basic Formal Ānāpānasati Meditation
oPossible Effects in Meditation – Kundalini Awakening
o9. Key to Ānāpānasati – How to Change Habits and Character (Gati)
▪Introduction to Character or Personality (Gati)
▪A Broad View of the “Person” Trying to be a “Better Person”
▪How Character (Gati) Leads to Bhava and Jāti
▪How Habits are Formed and Broken – A Scientific View
oKaraniya Metta Sutta – Metta Bhavana
o10. Attaining the Sotāpanna Stage via Removing Ditthasava
o11. Magga Phala and Ariya Jhānā via Cultivation of Saptha Bojjanga
o12. Key Factors to be Considered when “Meditating” for the Sotāpanna Stage
o13. Kammattana (Recitations) for the Sotāpanna Stage
Important Related Posts
oAnussati and Anupassanā – Being Mindful and Removing Defilements
oA Simple Way to Enhance Merits (Kusala) and Avoid Demerits (Akusala)
oAnicca – The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”)
oPanca Indriya and Panca Bala – Five Faculties and Five Powers
oPossible Outcomes of Meditation – Samādhi, Jhāna, Magga Phala
oWhat is Samādhi? – Three Kinds of Mindfulness
oGetting to Samādhi via Formal Meditation Sessions
oAre you not getting expected results from meditation?
oHow to Attain Samādhi via “Vipassana Pubbanga Samatha” Bhāvanā