The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness; but if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions. If we train in meditation, our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we will experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Eventually, we will be able to stay happy all the time, even in the most difficult circumstances. Usually we find it difficult to control our mind. It seems as if our mind is like a balloon in the wind - blown here and there by external circumstances. If things go well, our mind is happy, but if they go badly, it immediately becomes unhappy.
For example, if we get what we want, such as a new possession or a new partner, we become excited and cling to them tightly. However, since we cannot have everything we want, and since we will inevitably be separated from the friends and possessions we currently enjoy, this mental stickiness, or attachment, serves only to cause us pain. On the other hand, if we do not get what we want, or if we lose something that we like, we become despondent or irritated.
For example, if we are forced to work with a colleague whom we dislike, we will probably become irritated and feel aggrieved, with the result that we will be unable to work with him or her efficiently and our time at work will become stressful and unrewarding. Such fluctuations of mood arise because we are too closely involved in the external situation. We are like a child making a sandcastle who is excited when it is first made, but who becomes upset when it is destroyed by the incoming tide. By training in meditation, we create an inner space and clarity that enables us to control our mind regardless of the external circumstances. Gradually we develop mental equilibrium, a balanced mind that is happy all the time, rather than an unbalanced mind that oscillates between the extremes of excitement and despondency. If we train in meditation systematically, eventually we will be able to eradicate from our mind the delusions that are the causes of all our problems and suffering. In this way, we will come to experience a permanent inner peace, known as "liberation" or "nirvana". Then, day and night in life after life, we will experience only peace and happiness.
There is nothing like a American born Nigerian woman, often copied however never duplicated....Se ope!! The struggle is tattooed in my soul.The life of those that sacrificed that I might have an opinion won't go in vain on my part.
Posted: at 27-03-2012 03:05 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Treasure2 at 27-03-2012 09:15 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Interesting oo.
Posted: at 27-03-2012 09:15 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
wandepope at 27-03-2012 09:28 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Meditaiton must be directed in order that the mind does not stray,the mind never goes blank even while the body is asleep,the mind is one thing that can probably multitask like a super computer...but the greater the number of programmes running the higher the chances of errors. Meditation makes the mind focused,relaxed(stop the mind from its normal multi-tasking pattern),meditation never shuts down the mind but drains the many thoughts and loosen the tangled emotions,then your mind comes in contact with your spirit for real and then you can hear yourself... THE MORE YOU MEDITATE THE LESS STUPID WORDS YOU'LL SAY.
Posted: at 27-03-2012 09:28 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
sophiebaby at 27-03-2012 10:38 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Abeg Religous forum no dey NP again? Nne..pls we want topics abt R/R tho ur write ups are but its not getting funny any more here on relationship n romance
Life is 2short to wake up in the morning with regrets. LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS*SOPHIEBABY* :*
Posted: at 27-03-2012 10:38 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
jossy4reall at 27-03-2012 10:46 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: sophiebaby on 27-03-2012 10:38 AM
Abeg Religous forum no dey NP again? Nne..pls we want topics abt R/R tho ur write ups are but its not getting funny any more here on relationship n romance
there is religious forum but she is advertising he property and its quality so let her be plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ....................she paid DGuy for the advert............so when she must have exhausted he time she will quit...........thanks 4 ur understanding
Love or Hate me its ur Biz, I have more important things to think abt since u never gonna change me
Posted: at 27-03-2012 10:46 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
sophiebaby at 27-03-2012 10:50 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Quote from: jossy4reall on 27-03-2012 10:46 AM
there is religious forum but she is advertising he property and its quality so let her be plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ....................she paid DGuy for the advert............so when she must have exhausted he time she will quit...........thanks 4 ur understanding
WICH KAIN YEYE ADVERT BE DAT? me i no dey like dis kain advert o..bcos people dey pretend to be good for public..but inside dia homes dem be VAMPIRS..MONNSTERS.. even KING KONG SEF
Life is 2short to wake up in the morning with regrets. LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS*SOPHIEBABY* :*
Posted: at 27-03-2012 10:50 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
jossy4reall at 27-03-2012 11:02 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: sophiebaby on 27-03-2012 10:50 AM
WICH KAIN YEYE ADVERT BE DAT? me i no dey like dis kain advert o..bcos people dey pretend to be good for public..but inside dia homes dem be VAMPIRS..MONNSTERS.. even KING KONG SEF
every producers or marketers will tell that thier products/goods is fine..............dat makes a gud hustler but until u buy and make use of it then u wil be able to say wat ever u wil have to say.............me I don send her message to convince me more so I can be pay the highest offer
Love or Hate me its ur Biz, I have more important things to think abt since u never gonna change me
Posted: at 27-03-2012 11:02 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
jossy4reall at 27-03-2012 11:26 AM (12 years ago) (m)
I dont think she wil escape me wit the amount wey I dey price................even if she do eyanga 1st.. I no mind cuz I no fit take no for ansar.............I get loan 4rm dangote add more money on top of wetin I price b4.............she must submit to me cuz she don talk am say her dream man go dey make 2much money on his own..........so I dey very optimistic say I go get am.................abeg no wish me bad luckooo
Love or Hate me its ur Biz, I have more important things to think abt since u never gonna change me
Posted: at 27-03-2012 11:26 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
sophiebaby at 27-03-2012 11:33 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Quote from: jossy4reall on 27-03-2012 11:26 AM
I dont think she wil escape me wit the amount wey I dey price................even if she do eyanga 1st.. I no mind cuz I no fit take no for ansar.............I get loan 4rm dangote add more money on top of wetin I price b4.............she must submit to me cuz she don talk am say her dream man go dey make 2much money on his own..........so I dey very optimistic say I go get am.................abeg no wish me bad luckooo
i wish u GoodLuck Ebele Johnathan
Life is 2short to wake up in the morning with regrets. LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS*SOPHIEBABY* :*
Posted: at 27-03-2012 11:33 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Treasure2
wandepope
sophiebaby
but its not getting funny any more here on relationship n romance 
jossy4reall
u go suprise sef sey she no go reply ur msg 
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