Meditation is the path to enlightenment. One begins by choosing a meditation technique, which helps one to become more aware of one's thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. Over time, one's awareness grows, and one becomes conscious of deeper and deeper levels of one's being. Finally, the dew drop of the individual "I" drops into the ocean of cosmic consciousness, and enlightenment (or "nirvana") is attained.
After years of searching for inner peace, she finally found nirvana in the practice of meditation.
Buddhism emphasizes meditation and self-discipline as the means to reach nirvana. Practicing mindfulness, mental concentration, and following the Eightfold Path are key components in the path to achieving enlightenment in Buddhism.
*meditation-a way to find oneness with god *Wisdom is a key step to achieving nirvana
Nirvana is a term to describe the ultimate state of consciousness which arises after a very long practice of meditation. One begins by choosing a meditation technique, which helps one to become more aware of one's thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. Over time, one's awareness grows, and one becomes conscious of deeper and deeper levels of one's being. Finally, the dew drop of the individual "I" drops into the ocean of cosmic consciousness, and enlightenment (or nirvana) is attained.
Are you asking about Nirvana? There are also relative bliss states that arise as part of the meditation process.
Nothing at all. Meditation has no goal. There is nothing to gain. If that is so, someone once asked the Buddha, why meditate? His answer: "Let me tell you what I lost through meditation: sickness, anger, depression, insecurity, the burden of old age, the fear of death. That is the good of meditation, which leads to nirvana" [unbinding].
Theravada
Hinduism AND Buddhism have many similarities. Such as concept of Moksha (liberation) or Nirvana (Liberation) via meditation.
I suspect that nuns meditate for the same reason others do. Meditation helps strengthen awareness. Meditation helps us to see that we are not the mind, not the emotions, not the body. Meditation brings a sense of calm. Meditation helps us to see that fulfilling the desires of the mind will not bring a lasting sense of contentment. And finally, meditation brings one closer to a sense of godliness, of the divine.
Hinduism and Buddhism embrace Non Violence & Peace. Apart from that Hinduism and Buddhism embrace Moksha (liberation) or Nirvana (Liberation) via meditation.
The Quan Yin Method for attaining nirvana requires 2-1/2 hours of meditation per day in addition to the following five precepts
Compassion--kind acts. Enlightenment--spiritual realization through meditation. Karma--what you sow, that is what you reap. Nirvana--the elimination of material suffering. Suffering is caused by attachment to material desires.