BSWA 2004 Retreat Talks

Ranjith Daluwatta

Meditation isn't very hard. In fact: if you can breathe, you can meditate. Learn how to meditate, as taught by the Buddha, What is Meditation? Buddhist meditation is the practice of intentionally working with your mind. There are several asian words that translate to “meditation.” These include  bhavana —which in Sanskrit means both “meditation” and “to cultivate”—and the Tibetan word  gom , which literally means “to become familiar with.” Basic Buddhist meditation starts with practices to help calm and concentrate the mind. From there, you can begin to investigate the nature of reality and develop insight. The most common form of meditation is breath meditation, in which you rest your attention on your breath, as described in the instruction above. Different Buddhist traditions have slightly different instructions for breath meditation.  Vipassana meditation  is the form of meditation thought to have been taught by  the Buddha himself . In this page you find the recordings of Instructions given by Ajahn Brahmavamso and some Answers for Questions raised by the participants during a retreat held durind 2004 at Jhana Grove, Perth Western Australia