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RITUAL DIMENSION – Meditation leads to wisdom which, in turn, leads to release form suffering. Meditation is the natural way of inspecting and comprehending how the mind works. It involves getting to know all the various types of feelings that we experience. After feelings are identified, the process of calming begins. This is done consciously and it is a long and hard process to prefect. Meditation is performed in the following manner: sitting with eyes closed. turn attention to breath (practice with a few breaths first to become accustomed). fill your air passages from your nose to your chest and then to your stomach and then back out again. count to ten. count again. continue doing this while relaxing. RELAX. In addition to mediation, there are morning and evening chanting sessions. However, sometimes the people worship within the monastery, home, or temple. The monks chant together while the lay families offer prayers, flowers, and light candles and incense before an image of Buddha.
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