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The goal of meditation is to go beyond the mindand experience our essential nature—which is described aspeace, happiness, and bliss. But as anyone who has tried tomeditate knows, the mind itself is the biggest obstaclestanding between ourselves and this awareness.
Considering this, what is the point of meditation in Buddhism?
In Zen Buddhism the purpose of meditationis to stop the mind rushing about in an aimless (or even apurposeful) stream of thoughts. People often say that the aim ofmeditation is "to still the mind".
Thereof, what happens to your body when you meditate?
It decreases tension in the body. One of the physical benefits ofmeditation includes feeling lower stress in all areas of thebody. During meditation, the mind and bodybecome extremely relaxed, which helps reduce cortisollevels.
Types of meditation
- Loving-kindness meditation. With the many types of meditationto try, there should be one to suit most individuals.
- Body scan or progressive relaxation.
- Mindfulness meditation.
- Breath awareness meditation.
- Kundalini yoga.
- Zen meditation.
- Transcendental Meditation.