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**blackjackiisre** · 07-19-2010, 12:47 PM

How does one go about meditating on a subject say compassion for instance or visualizing an object? Hi Gary,

I would think that you would be contemplating a subject such as compassion, personally I wouldn't call that 'meditation'....for example one would bring up compassionate or kind thoughts for someone close and then extend that outwards to others in one's imagination.
However, this is called 'meditation' by some and and I find that a little confusing myself !

Here are some instructions for 'loving kindness meditation' (Metta)

http://www.buddhanet.net/metta.htm

Regarding a visualisation,there are some methods for building it up in ones imagination, depending on what it is, - say, for example, from the bottom to the top. It is best to have offline instruction for this though.

I think you mentioned being interested in Tibetan Buddhism, Gary, so you should probably seek instruction for these methods at a centre.

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blackjackiisre Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	How does one go about meditating on a subject say compassion for instance or visualizing an object? Hi Gary, I would think that you would be contemplating a subject such as compassion, personally I wouldn't call that 'meditation'....for example one would bring up compassionate or kind thoughts for someone close and then extend that outwards to others in one's imagination. However, this is called 'meditation' by some and and I find that a little confusing myself ! Here are some instructions for 'loving kindness meditation' (Metta) http://www.buddhanet.net/metta.htm Regarding a visualisation,there are some methods for building it up in ones imagination, depending on what it is, - say, for example, from the bottom to the top. It is best to have offline instruction for this though. I think you mentioned being interested in Tibetan Buddhism, Gary, so you should probably seek instruction for these methods at a centre.
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