Buddhist meditation explained

Meditation and the relativity of thought in Buddhism

* Taming the mind, Pema Chodron
* The eight jhanas or stages of meditation in Theravada Buddhism
o part 2: entering the 8 jhanas
o part3:Controversy around the eight jhanas
* Meditating on compassion useful? on being too practical and realistic, Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama
* Meditation quotes
* Mindfulness of breathing, from the Anapanasati Sutta. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
* It is easier to get enlightened than to stay enlightened, Lama Surya Das
* On spiritual enlightenment, Hinduism and Buddhism compared
* Thich Nhat Hanh: meditation quotes
* Thich Nhat Hanh on the benefits of silence
* The Mind and the Nature of Mind, Sogyal Rinpoche
* Prayer of blessing to all sentient beings, Sogyal Rinpoche
* Invocation to Tara, Nagarjuna
* The natural liberation through naked vision, identifying intelligence, by Padma Sambava. A very inspiring text that goes to the depth of the illusiveness of our thinking.
* Asanga's Teaching of Great Compassion,a meditation and visualization exercise.
* Parts of Tsong Kapa's Medium Length Transcendent Insight are recommended on the subject of meditation:
o Part 1
o Part 6
* The Nature of Buddhist Meditation, by Lama Doboom Tulku
* Nirvana etc. - from a discussion group
* More on Nirvana - theosophical and zen-approaches, from a discussion group
* Zen quotes

Thich Nhat Hanh Short Quotes on Love and Compassion

When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.