Post by iscariot on Sept 25, 2015 20:22:12 GMT
Here are some articles that might shine a little light on Buddhist meditation, its origins and influences, and other related things that may be of interest to anyone who is learning about these things:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhyana_in_Hinduism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_meditation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_meditation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation
These practices are said to have developed from the Sramana school:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Arama%E1%B9%87a
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asceticism
Some history:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_Hinduism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80stika_and_n%C4%81stika#N.C4.81stika
What you may have noticed in the Buddhist meditation article may be related also to this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_spheres
Here are some articles on the "Cosmologies" of these various religions:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplatonism#Teachings (A major influence in Gnosticism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis_on_the_Soul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmology#Religious.2C_mythological.2C_and_metaphysical_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cosmological_theories
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikantaza
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassan%C4%81
Sufi Meditation:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muraqaba
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazkiah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs
So for anyone who might be interested in gradually reading through all those articles, they might become really familiarized with the various meditation practices and the mental "realms" which are meant to be visited in them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Buddhism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Jainism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnana
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praj%C3%B1%C4%81_(Hinduism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnana_yoga
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism
So one can pick out what they feel might also fit with what is being talked about presently on this forum.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhyana_in_Hinduism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_meditation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_meditation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation
These practices are said to have developed from the Sramana school:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Arama%E1%B9%87a
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asceticism
Some history:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_Hinduism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80stika_and_n%C4%81stika#N.C4.81stika
What you may have noticed in the Buddhist meditation article may be related also to this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_spheres
Here are some articles on the "Cosmologies" of these various religions:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplatonism#Teachings (A major influence in Gnosticism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis_on_the_Soul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmology#Religious.2C_mythological.2C_and_metaphysical_cosmology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cosmological_theories
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikantaza
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassan%C4%81
Sufi Meditation:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muraqaba
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazkiah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs
So for anyone who might be interested in gradually reading through all those articles, they might become really familiarized with the various meditation practices and the mental "realms" which are meant to be visited in them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Buddhism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Jainism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnana
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praj%C3%B1%C4%81_(Hinduism)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnana_yoga
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism
So one can pick out what they feel might also fit with what is being talked about presently on this forum.