Walking meditation is an important but often neglected part of Buddhist meditation practice. Walking meditation can arouse energy, stabilize concentration, and encourage penetration of the Buddha's teachings by using wise reflection. Many meditators have become enlightened while doing walking meditation because of the mental alertness and sharpness it arouses. Besides the physical benefits of walking, it is beneficial for the mind -- improving memory skills, learning ability, concentration, and abstract reasoning, as well as reducing stress and uplifting one's spirits. The three essays cover all aspects of walking meditation and how it is used in the Theravada Buddhist meditation tradition.
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Contents Walking Meditation 2 Contents 4 About the Essays 4 About the Authors 5 Discourses 5 Walking Meditation in the Thai Forest Tradition by Ajahn Ñāṇadhammo 6 The Five Benefits of Walking Meditation 9 Developing Endurance for Walking Distances 9 Good for Striving 10 Good for Health 11 Good for Digestion 11 Good for Sustaining Concentration 12 Preparation for Walking Meditation 13 Meditation Objects for Walking Meditation 15 Conclusion 26 Walking Meditation is Wonderful by Ajahn Brahmavaṃso 27 Setting Up Walking Meditation 29 The Stages of Meditation Apply Here Too 29 Samādhi on the Walking Path 31 Walking Meditation Practices by Dharma Dorje 33 Attitudes and Perceptions 34 Walking by Itself 36 Enhancing the Practice 40 Further Guidelines 44 Walking Between Sits during Retreats 45 Insight Walking 47 Changing the Insight Walk 57 A Gentle Shift from Insight Walking 59 Tranquillity Walking 62 Benefits of the Practice 65 Bibliography 67 Notes 69
