Hi,
My name is Terence and I am new to meditation and to Buddhism, and was interested in finding a site that teaches online meditation or has really good and relaxing guided meditation videos. Do you know of any such site? What you even use it, if it existed? I want to find an online community of mediators. Should I build it? I really want it.
-Terence
Where the Online Meditation Resources?
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Re: Where the Online Meditation Resources?
I would advise finding a face to face teacher in your local area to meet up with as the preferred option, so try to find a local teacher in your general area! although there are plenty of guided meditation tracks for varying degrees of experience around maybe the Take10 program would be a good starting point for you? http://www.getsomeheadspace.com/ you do not have to sign up and pay for the other programs although as an introductory resource it is quite good.terencestrong wrote:Hi,
My name is Terence and I am new to meditation and to Buddhism, and was interested in finding a site that teaches online meditation or has really good and relaxing guided meditation videos. Do you know of any such site? What you even use it, if it existed? I want to find an online community of mediators. Should I build it? I really want it.
-Terence
There are plenty of experienced & knowledgeable practitioners here so if you have any questions you can ask and get advise.
Although not to put a downer on you exuberance for meditation, you should get more experience before creating somewhere for meditatiors.
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But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
Re: Where the Online Meditation Resources?
Greetings Terence,
I have no experience with on-line instructions, but there are some out there from reputable people, such as Gil Fronsdal:
http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/ ... e-courses/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have heard some good things about this site, but, again have no personal experience:
http://www.vipassana.com/course/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I would urge you to look for something local, since face-to-face discussion on almost anything really has a lot of advantages. This directory may help:
http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mike
I have no experience with on-line instructions, but there are some out there from reputable people, such as Gil Fronsdal:
http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/ ... e-courses/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have heard some good things about this site, but, again have no personal experience:
http://www.vipassana.com/course/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I would urge you to look for something local, since face-to-face discussion on almost anything really has a lot of advantages. This directory may help:
http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mike
Re: Where the Online Meditation Resources?
Hello Terence,
Buddhanet has online audio meditation instruction:
This is a collection of Meditation talks by Buddhist teachers of various traditions.
http://www.buddhanet.net/audio-meditation.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
with metta
Chris
Buddhanet has online audio meditation instruction:
This is a collection of Meditation talks by Buddhist teachers of various traditions.
http://www.buddhanet.net/audio-meditation.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
with metta
Chris
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Re: Where the Online Meditation Resources?
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terencestrong wrote:Hi,
My name is Terence and I am new to meditation and to Buddhism, and was interested in finding a site that teaches online meditation or has really good and relaxing guided meditation videos. Do you know of any such site? What you even use it, if it existed? I want to find an online community of mediators. Should I build it? I really want it.
-Terence