About meditation
Meditation is the act of turning the mind inwards, so that consciousness becomes aware of itself.
It is an essential tool of almost every tradition of spiritual discipline, whether Yogic, Buddhist, Vipassana, Judeo-Christian, Islamic or derivative New Age schools.
The motive for practising meditation can range from the simple desire to achieve a degree of relaxation and self awareness, to ultimate self realisation, samadhi, satori, nirvana or whatever word is used to describe this ultimately indescribable state.
A consistent theme in all the traditional texts dealing with meditation is the necessity for consistent and regular practice of the chosen meditational technique. This often involves hours of sitting on the floor in a traditional posture with the back straight and upright, the chest open and the body relaxed. This demands strength and flexibility of the body to endure without distracting discomfort; yoga asanas were originally developed to achieve this.
This site aims to provide various tools, guides and access to other resources to assist your meditation practice.