Walking Meditation | A Simple Guide | Mindfullness | Awakened Mind

Walking meditation is a form of meditation which has been performed by Buddhist practitioners for thousands of years. It is an alternative to sitting meditation, which allows you to practise mindfulness (the art of being in the present moment) in a more dynamic way. In doing so, walking meditation arguably allows you to bring this state into your every-day life more easily.

According to Zen master Adyashanti in the book “True Meditation”, many people are capable of attaining states of mindfulness while on the meditation mat. However, Adyashanti points out that these people often lose their meditative state when they get up and return to their normal lives. He explains that “True Meditation” is to meditate in all situations, whether you are driving in a car, going shopping, sitting, or, of course, walking.

This means that as an intermediate step between formal meditation and being in a state of mindfulness in every moment of your life, you can learn to do meditations which have a dynamic element in them. This will help you maintain mindfulness even in the midst of activity, which is normally something that causes people to become less mindful. Several sorts of meditation are suitable for this, including Tai Chi, Qi Gong, free movement meditation, and meditations through exercise such as walking meditation.

via awakenedmind.net

Today I am going to walk alone....walking meditation in my own way.Exploring and experiencing the present in the present as it is..

Comments

[ngasobah seliman]

Salam. Maaf terlebih dahulu. Kalau maksud meditation itu sama dan serupa dengan zikrullah, maka kita tidak perlu ikut cara orang buddha. Orang Islam sudah diajarkan bentuk zikrullah yang sah mengikut syariah. Dalam Islam pun sudah diajarkan bahawa zikrullah itu tidak semestinya di atas sajadah untuk solat. Zikrullah itu dimana jua. Di Hutan belentara, di lautan dalam boleh sahaja asalkan nowaitu kita itu jitu pada Allah dan tujuannya didunia ini ialah untuk menegakan kebenaran dan kebesaran Allah dan balasan-baiknya diterima didunia dan di akhirat. Saya khuatir ada yang silap faham jika ikut bulat-bulat entry di atas. Dalam Islam cara pengabdian diri pada Allah tidak ada persamaan dengan mana-mana ajaran atau fahaman yang lain. WaAllahu'alam.

[Adib]

Wassalam.Meditation has got nothing to do with zikrullah.Zikrrullah is about the man's state of consciousness in relation to his God(vertical communication/relationship).IMHO,meditation as I understood from the method articulated above is about how one focus one's attention to oneself and immediate surrounding.Just between man and himself and his environment(horizontal communication/relationship).I posted an article written by someone but at the bottom I wrote a note that I do *my own way..* implying that I as muslim do not follow the Buddhist way..I hope that explains..Wallahu'alllam.