Introduction: Meditation and Mental Development in Theravāda-Buddhism

 

Four-Elements-Meditation


Mettā - Spiritual love in the sense of the Buddha’s teachings

Metta Spiritual Love.pdf



Compassion - Karuṇā in the sense of the Buddha’s teachings


Samatha bhāvanā - Concentration Meditation


If one studies the Buddha's teachings and practices according to them, one should also consider the goal of these teachings:

Where Does the Path Lead to?
The Presentation of the Arahant as the Goal of the Buddha’s teachings in the Pāḷi Canon
(124 pages)



Paṭisambhidāmagga - The path of analytical discrimination


Mindfulness



Death and Dying from a Theravāda Buddhist Perspective 



Advanced Practice:


Mental Absorptions (jhānā)


14 Ways to Attain Spiritual Power Based on Kasina Meditation




Eight Liberations - Aṭṭha Vimokkhā


Eight Stages of Mastery - Abhibhāyatana


Saññāvedayitanirodha - the cessation of perception and feeling (nirodha samāpatti)

 revised 9/2024