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Some hermits lead a life of solitude and meditation. For example, there are such hermits today living in the mountains in India, China, and other places. They typically practice either some variation of Buddhist meditation (such as zazen) or Daoist meditation. If you want to read about Chinese hermits, read Bill Porter's ROAD TO HEAVEN.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoVery few people.
Usually this is a way of escaping outside reality, instead of going deep into your own reality. Nevertheless this is the most common form of the so called "life of solitude and meditation".
At the beginning is a high risk for almost everybody to stay apart from society.
Once you have common psychological skills (like when having some long-term friends or good relations with your parents) and enough meditation training, you can start increasing solitude periods.
You will gain confidence as you get better and better dealing with common life situations. Once you get some self-awareness and getting into account that nobody lives forever young, you will then find a moment to go fully on your own. Not too early, not too late.
One can retire to solitude and meditation at old age also, as happens sometimes in India, although meditation will be a bit harder.
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∙ 10y agoCertain Hindu monks may live this way; but many modern Hindus live secular lives.
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What lives a life of solitude and meditation?
hermits
How does Hinduism make a difference to lives of believers?
Hinduism helps believers to have a faith and a cause of their life. Hinduism helps to find purpose of life.
Who lives a life of solitude?
all of us... the only difference is our personal perception of it.
Did Hinduism and Buddhism believe in meditation?
Meditation is not something one "believes in" -- we can see people meditating, we can meditate ourselves, so we know it exists. If the question is, "Do Hindus meditate" and "Do Buddhists meditate" then the answer is yes, they do, some of us not as much as we ought to though. Meditation has been a part of Buddhism since its earliest days, and has been a part of the religion now known as Hinduism from its early history as well.MEDITATION IN HINDUISM AND BUDDHISMBefore trying to know the role of meditation played in Hinduism and Buddhism, we must know the relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism.Hinduism is the one and only absolutely holistic religion. It has explored all the options in the User Interface of life,making it the most complicated entity, let alone religion, known to mankind.It is for this reason that Siddhartha, a Hindu by birth, removed everything from Hinduism, just retaining its central part and founded Buddhism.Thus, Buddhism is like the trial version of Hinduism and its greatness lies in its simplicity.ROLE OF MEDITATION IN HINDUISMHinduism is based on Vedic meditation. Rig Vedic mantras, the foundation of Hinduism, are based on it.Vedic meditation is explorative meditation and by itself can get us Moksha.It enables a Hindu to know the facts of life that are independent of time, place and person. This knowledge is what we call Brahmajnana.ROLE OF MEDITATION IN BUDDHISMIn marked contrast to Hinduism, Buddhism focuses just on the central part of the User Interface of life. Thus, Buddhist meditation enables its followers to focus just on the central part of the User Interface of life and ignore the rest of the options available.Thus, while Vedic meditation enables a Hindu to have a bird's eye view of the entire life, Buddhist meditation enables a Buddhist to have a worm's eye view of the central part of life and enables him to believe that life is just its central part.
What has the author Lola Williamson written?
Lola Williamson has written: 'Transcendent in America' -- subject(s): Hinduism, Meditation, Spiritual life
What has the author Ferdinand Wulliemier written?
Ferdinand Wulliemier has written: 'Meditation' -- subject(s): Hinduism, Meditation, Shri Ram Chandra Mission (Shahjahanpur, India), Spiritual life 'Psychology & its role in spirituality'
How do you reach the Hindu goals?
According to Hinduism Ultimate goal of life is Moksha (liberation). Moksha (liberation) can be achieved by meditation, yoga or praying God.
What is the purpose of Hinduism gods?
purpose of Hindu God is to give people faith. Also to guide followers to an path of happiness and better life via meditation.
What is an anchorite?
An anchorite is a person who chooses a life of extreme isolation and solitude for religious purposes, often living in a small enclosed space attached to a church. They dedicate themselves to prayer, meditation, and self-denial, seeking spiritual growth through their seclusion from the world.
What is a sentence with solitude?
Do you mean a sentence with solitude being used in it? If so;The lonely man preferred his life of solitude to the busy life he once led in the city.The bird seemed content with it's solitude -- as if it only needed itself to keep it company.
How do you use the word solitude in a sentence?
I enjoyed the peaceful solitude of the cabin in the woods.
How come there sad Buddha?
Unlike Hinduism which speaks of Optimistic Life as full, Buddha, seeing a few tragedies of death and old age, preached more of Pessimism of Life. As such he is always shown as sad and in meditation for Mukti
