What Isn’t Meditation

We hear lots of different things called “meditative” in daily life. But are they really meditation in the Buddhist sense of the term? We will look at several of these and see how they stack up, and then turn to a passage from the early texts that may help illuminate the problem.

This will be my last video posted over here for awhile. Starting with my next one I’ll be launching a new project, stay tuned. I’ll still be with the SBA though!

Sutta mentioned:
With Gopaka Moggallāna

Book:
Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness.

Etymology of “meditation“.