Emotional pain and discomfort is something none of us can avoid—regardless of our age, social background and religious belief. While we cannot prevent death, illnesses, rejection, separation and a host of other unwanted events, we can also strengthen our mind with regular practice of meditation so that it is less susceptible to pains brought by all these uncontrollable events.

Many have found regular practice of this meditation method helped them overcome physical ailments and emotional illnesses. Others have expressed satisfaction at increased self-esteem, better work performance, and improved relationships with colleagues and family members.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR HEALTH.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR MIND

” It changes me from anger to calm, from sadness to happiness.  Also after I mediated I felt peaceful, happy, calm, and I smiled a lot.  Every time I meditate I feel very, very happy. It makes me feel good! “

” Since birth, my life had always been filled with problems and suffering so much so that I hardly believed there was such a thing as happiness.  Now that I practice the Dhammakaya meditation, I’ve found that this is the real happiness I’ve been searching for–all my life.  It’s right there within me.  When my mind comes to a complete standstill, I feel continuous streams of happiness gushing out from the center of my body.  I won’t trade this great experience for anything. ”

BENEFITS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE.

” I enjoy doing the Dhammakaya meditation everyday.  It clears my head before I start my work day. I use meditation to guide my life and plan my business strategies and work procedures.  Before this, I was extremely stressed out, dealing with problems from customers and employees.  But now that I meditate regularly, my mind is clearer and I can see solutions to problems.  I’ve become more reasonable and calmer as well. ”

BENEFITS FOR YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

” My family life has improved a lot–not long after we started practicing the Dhammakaya mediation.  My husband quit gambling and started to come home after work everyday.  Now, he also gets up early to prepare breakfast for the whole family, and helps me get the kids ready for school. Before I had to do everything myself. “

Meditation

Meditation will lead you to access the natural core of strength that lies at the centre of your being. It permits a connection to your inner source, allowing the release of the things and roles you are caught in; work, parenting, concerns, and any other duties and responsibilities. Happiness, health and success are all locked within, anxiously awaiting release. Trying to find happiness outside ourselves, only leads to expectations and frustration. The more attention given to objects and relationships as the source of happiness, the more we are frustrated, lose control and experience anger and injury to our mind. Your emotions affect your health, and stress exacts a terrible toll on your body. Meditation results in improvements in your overall well being. It will help each individual find peace and wisdom from within. The practice of meditation and mindfulness will support the individual in taking those qualities into the world. Learn to meditate now and take control of your life by reducing stress, anger and frustration. Discover true happiness today.

The Ideal Meditation Method

Many people turn to meditation because of dissatisfaction with life due to unhappiness, lack of success or bad health. This motivation to ease tensions or cope with anxieties is only the first step and many meditation methods will provide relief on this worldly level. The beauty of the Dhammakaya method is that it leads directly upwards from this plane to more and more refined and purer levels of awareness. This method does not require blind faith. You do not even have to be a follower of Buddhism to benefit from it. It is a method for training the mind to become concentrated and keenly aware, and to focus inward at the centre of the body. With practice, people who use this method will encounter new experiences for themselves and will develop a greater confidence. The effectiveness of the Dhammakaya approach derives from focusing attention to the centre of the body and combining three meditation techniques simultaneously. Meditators often debate the efficacy of concentration versus light. The Dhammakaya method employs elements of both. Higher and higher levels of concentration enable insight to progress from more Right Understanding to super mundane Right Wisdom. The main advantages of the Dhammakaya method are as follows.It will help to reduce agitation of the mind as it will help to anchor the mind in tranquility and calmness. It will reduce defilements and craving which dull, darken and sadden the mind. It will help one develop mindfulness, clear comprehension, and wisdom.

Power of Meditation

Meditation is a technique of mind training which allows us to better focus it. Everyone is familiar with meditation, even if not by name, because it is something which we already do in everyday life. It allows us to concentrate on the task at hand. However the depth of such meditation is superficial as the events around us soon rob us of our attention and we lose concentration. The mind that wanders outside is the source of all types of suffering. By deepening our meditation until our mind comes to a standstill, we can unlock the potential and the unused ability within. During meditation we maintain a balance of mindfulness and happiness for ourselves which bring contentment and a direction to our life that is not possible through any other technique. It is not difficult to learn to meditate because it builds on skills and abilities we already have. By developing our meditation formally, we can free our mind of unwanted thoughts, allowing it to come to a standstill, at which point the depth of concentration is increased.

The only difficulty with meditation is that we have to do it by our own efforts as no one else can do it for us. Furthermore, we will never become skilled by just talking or reading about it. To be successful we must make an effort to as expertise will only come about by practice. Thus we must rely on our own self discipline to integrate meditation into our daily routine. Progress in meditation is gradual as reversing the mental habits of a lifetime do not happen overnight. Consistent diligence is rewarded by success in the long term. In answer to the question “Why meditate?”. The obvious importance of meditation is that it serves as the most direct and practical means to solve health problems. Several illnesses such as stress, depression and insomnia can be improved by meditation which helps to re-balance the body and mind. It will also help to speed up the recovery from an illness. However it is only a minority who meditate due to a problem. It is never too early to start meditating as many children have discovered around the world. The majority of people meditate because they want to improve or enrich themselves, their personality or their lifestyle in the spiritual dimension. To this end meditation can enhance ones potential for study, sporting performance, self confidence and decision taking. Beyond this, are those who meditate with a deeper spiritual vocation to learn more about themselves and to explore the eternal questions of life and the world itself.

At Dunedin Meditation Center, you will learn the Dhammakaya Meditation Technique, one of the most ancient techniques of meditation in the world. Its simplicity, originality and effectiveness have made the Dhammakaya method among the most popular meditation techniques in Thailand, and its international popularity is growing fast. It is about self-discovery, relaxation and purification of the mind. As such, the practice of this technique is not in conflict with any religion or creed, and is open to anyone to try for themselves.

This proven technique dates back to more than 2,500 years and was lost to the world about 500 years after the passing of the Lord Buddha. It was rediscovered in 1917 by the Most Venerable Phramongkolthepmuni, a Renowned Buddhist Monk.

“Dhammakaya” is a Pali word that means a body of enlightenment. The term appears in many places in the Buddhist scriptures of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana (Tibetan) schools. The uniqueness of the Dhammakaya meditation is that it is the only meditation technique in the world that teaches about the center of the body as the natural home of the human mind as well as the inner gateway to enlightenment. The closer your mind is to its natural home, the closer or deeper you are in the natural state of the mind–Happiness. This kind of happiness is self-sustainable and independent of personal circumstances and external factors.

The Dhammakaya meditation also has moral impact on the mind. It cleanses the mind so that regular meditators become gentler, kinder, and feel increasingly uncomfortable to harm anyone either by speech or action. Their bad habits will decline in degree or are even dropped altogether while their good habits grow in intensity. Anyone who wishes to quit any unpleasant habit or acquire a new good habit for their personal development or career progress should try the Dhammakaya meditation.