Buddhistisches Tor Berlin Podcast Befriend your mind
May 2, 2025
Discover how meditation can transform your life, both on and off the cushion. Explore the difference between calming and insight practices, and redefine samadhi as being fully present. Learn the six uplifting qualities of samadhi and how they can provide stability during tough times. Uncover strategies to navigate difficult emotions and let go of stories that fuel them. Finally, understand the importance of nurturing positive mental qualities to reshape your mind and reduce self-judgment.
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Meditation As Continuous Mind Training
- Meditation is mind training that happens on and off the cushion and transforms heart and mind.
- Samatha (calming) and vipassana (insight) interweave to deepen awareness and freedom.
Samadhi As Gentle Unified Presence
- Samadhi is a gentle gathering of body, mind and present-moment energy without strain.
- Being fully, kindly and mindfully brings embodied peace and dissolves usual fragmentation.
Nurture Six Core Mind Qualities
- Cultivate grounding, relaxation, joy, collectedness, malleability and unshakability in practice.
- Nurture these qualities repeatedly so they become the mind's stable resources.