WHAT IT IS (PDF-2217_

What I am finding out is that many people have no idea what meditation actually is, although they think they do. There are hundreds of opinions on what meditation is in this country, and most don’t jibe with the authentic types of meditation taught for thousands of years in Asia. In a word, basic meditation is about mindfulness and it is quite simple. Do you know what it is and understand how it works? There is also a fairly precise posture to sit in that really helps, but not if you are too busy to learn it or self-conscious about using it. So let’s put the posture aside for the moment and just focus on the essential technique of learning the habit of mindfulness.