Korean Seon Meditation Levels.
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You can meditate in many stances that would be comfortable to you if you have any physical problem with your body in certain position, then find the one that works for you, this is very important in meditation. If you cannot sit in a crossed leg stance, and or sit on your shins/arches stance, then you can sit in a chair. If you have a back, and or spinal problem, you can lie flat on your back on the floor meditating in all the below meditative positions shown below. Meditation is perseverance, dedication, patience, self-education, self-discipline of mind, body, and spirit of oneself. Meditation can be done anytime, or everywhere, and doing anything in your life while at work, home, walking, running, sitting reading a book, and many other things can be done while you meditate, it only takes practice, and discipline within oneself. Meditation can be practice alone, or with a partner, or in a group under a Master of Seon Meditation. There are many levels of Seon meditation to practice.
Master "Hud"
The meditation stances pictured below are positions for someone who would have some kind of medical problems physically with their back, or spine that they would not be able to sit on a floor in cross legged stance, or sit on their arches, and shins to meditate. People with physical problems can sit in a chair with a cushion, and their feet flat on the floor will be able to meditate, even the physically challenged in a wheelchair can meditate. No matter what age a person is, everyone can meditate (age has nothing to do with the practice of meditation). People who can not sit in anyway to meditate can lie down on the floor flat their back with their legs extended out straight, and slightly spread with their feet held at a 45 degree angle, hands, and arms flat on the floor, fingers relax, and place the head on a pillow to raise the head up to balance the levels of energy flow through the spine, and the brain. Focus on the ceiling to meditate, totally relax,and practice your meditation in this way. The other way to meditate lying on the floor for spinal injuries, or back problems is to draw up the knees at a bend, and place the feet flat on the floor(Feet, and knees are place at shoulder a width apart). Both lying meditation stances on the back are always helpful for pregnant women.
There are many different levels of Korean meditation practice, all movements becomes meditation, walking, chanting, eating meditation, etc. also when you are seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and thinking everything in these movements is clearly visualized within the mind(Non-moving Mind) just what is it in reality(Truth). While keeping a "Mind of no mind" everything is very clear, The Truth. With cutting off thinking will mean no thinking at all that is what meditation is all about, the discipline of the mind, body, and spirit, obtaining your mind before the process of thinking. The name of this process is training the mind to clear of all thought, which means "Just Do It" with a positive mind, body, and spirit within oneself. This is a process of no inside, or outside thought which becomes one as a whole. within oneself.
Meditation can be done in any position even in a chair, standing, or lying down. What ever position is chosen is great for meditation, the important point is to keep a non-moving mind - ("Mind of No Mind" - Clear) moment to moment during the meditation process. This should be the posture, and focus in all the effort of the seon meditation stances you hold within yourself. Within the meditation of oneself, and combined with the universal forces becomes part of your inner mind, body, and spirit. The mind alone creates everything within your mind, body, and spirit (Truth - Reality).
The discipline of breathing is very important part of meditation practice within oneself, always learning to control your breathing is a major aspect of meditation. Learn to discipline yourself by breathing in through the nose cavity with a full breath, and deep into the lungs filling the entire lungs with air to the lungs full capacity of air breathing very slowly in, then letting the air out through the mouth very slowly without disturbing a imaginary feather hanging in front of the mouth. Within Korean Seon of Hwa Rang Mul Sul, we believe by practicing this way of discipline breathing the breath does not combined the two forces of breath in, and out from one area like just the nose, or just mouth alone, it would be like the force of two locomotives crashing head-on. The perfection, and discipline of your practice of breathing is the control of your mind, body, and spirit. Your energy levels drop to the Tan T'ien area two inches below the navel. Always remember it is very important to really understand that true meditation practice is not a proper stances, and or a position but how you clear your mind from moment ot moment during the period of all your daily activities within your entire day no matter where you are.
Breath in through the nose very slowly, pressing your tongue against the top of the roof of the mouth, hold the breath 5 seconds, press the inner force of Chi(Ki) down into the Tan T'ien area two inches below the navel as you hold your breath, then still holding your tongue against the roof of the mouth breath out of the mouth very slowly until every drop of air has been released from the entire lung cavity, then relax the chest, and stomach. Practice this by counting your breath in, and out approximately 20 times to total relax, this does take discipline, and perseverance within oneself, this can done during any activity especially when you become stressed out, or loose control of your temper.
Master "Hud"
Silence Meditation
Meditating in this position can be done in any stances, but has to be done in total silence with no talking, no listening to any music, or watching TV, no reading of books, no eye contact to anyone, no sound what so ever, no movement once in the stance chosen. Listen to your body, and internal self. Meditate in this position for an hour at the start, then work up to 8 hours a day. This meditative position is practice by monks for days at a time in total silence. This takes allot discipline, and dedication of oneself. Meditate on total silence.
Nature Meditation
Meditating in this position is to meditate with the sounds of nature outside in a park, in your backyard, on a beach, mountain climbing, mountain biking, daily riding a bike, taking a walk in your neighborhood, sitting besides a creek, river, water fall, lake, and the ocean, or even sky-diving, or para-gliding on the winds. Nature meditation means meditating on the mother nature's sounds alone, and release all man-made sounds from your thoughts, listen to every sound that nature has around you, the tiny bug to the largest sound of the wind, to the sounds of the wildlife. Meditate in the rain, concentrate on the drops of the rain, wind, and thunder. Listen to sounds, and try to pinpoint where each sound comes from, and identify what makes that sound in nature, and feel the wind touching your skin.
Walking Meditation
Take daily walks to help with health of mind, body, and spirit of oneself. When walking don't concentrate on the end destination, or conclusion of the walk, but concentrate on your breathing, and meditate on each foot being place down in each step, count each step, feel each step, feel the motions in your body as you walk, feel your heart beat, listen to your breath, and release all man-made sounds from your thoughts become one with your walk, and nature around you. Relax, and enjoy.
Running Meditation
Take a jog, or run on a urban trail, or cross country run, and on a mountain trail, or around your neighborhood to help emphasis the endurance of the lung capacity of breathing, and the flow of blood, and oxygen to the heart, and brain for a healthier body, mind, and spirit to discipline yourself to control your breathing while running. Don't concentrate on the end destination, or conclusion of the run, but concentrate on your breathing, and meditate on each step being place on the ground as you run, count each step, feel each step, feel the motion in your body as you run, feel your heart beat, and try to count each heart beat, listen to your breathing, and try to count the breaths in, and out. Try to totally relax your mind, and body as you run. Let the energy flow through your body, and mind. Let your body, and mind smell the air, taste it, feel it, breath deep through the nose, and let it out from your mouth. Listen to the sounds of nature around you as you run. Feel the breeze flowing pass your face, and around your body. Release all thoughts from your mind, try running with relaxing music playing in your ears, listen to each note, tone, rhythm of the song, meditate on all these aspects of relaxation as you run or jog.
Lying Down Meditation
Night-Time Meditation
Sitting Meditation
Object Meditation
Internal Meditation
External Meditation
Breath Meditation
Sound Meditation
Candle Light Meditation
Eating Meditation
Spiritual Meditation
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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