Some questions about walking meditation

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Some questions about walking meditation

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I have been doing sitting meditation for a good while now, but I feel I want to incorperate walking meditation into my practice more, as I hear that it has many benefits.

My meditation practice is to follow the breath around the tip of the nose, I use 'Bud-dho' to aid my concentration. I understand that in walking meditation you focus your attention on the soles of your feet as they touch the ground. Is it a standard practice to incorperate 'buddho' into walking meditation also? Currently I feel it may help as I find it difficult to focus my awareness, not having done a huge amount of walking meditation before.

Does anyone know of any useful tips, articles and what-not that might help me starting out walking meditation?

Many thanks
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Bud-dho can be used with walking meditation but I am sure there are others here with more experiance to help.
I would essentially say you know what to do!
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Manapa wrote:Bud-dho can be used with walking meditation but I am sure there are others here with more experiance to help.
I would essentially say you know what to do!
Thanks. I'll get doing it then!

All the best
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Laurens wrote:
Manapa wrote:Bud-dho can be used with walking meditation but I am sure there are others here with more experiance to help.
I would essentially say you know what to do!
Thanks. I'll get doing it then!

All the best
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Hi.
I know of a few things people do. One is labelling, like saying, "walk-ing" - "left - right," "step-ping" , or just "walking, walking, walking," or when you stop, "stopping, standing, turning," or even slower, "lifting (the foot), pushing, touching (the ground)," another approach was in addition to your soles, note each time you are at the ends or the middle of your path, and also counting, like some people do with the breath.
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Hello Laurens,

Have a browse of these references for Walking Meditation - all are on Buddhanet.net.

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