Meditation is shedding, not gaining

To answer the question ‘what exactly is meditation’ we have to first answer the question ‘what exactly is enlightenment?’

Enlightenment is not something one gains, it is rather something one reaches by shedding.

In principle we are already enlightened.

We have to unburden the mind to know enlightenment.

The first thing we need to do is to know our mind. The first step in meditation is to observe the mind.

The second step is to discipline the mind, so that it does what we want. This process is not unlike training a puppy.

The third step has to do with shedding. It is in this phase that we can begin to see significant chances in the meditators life style. The further the meditator progresses the happier she is with less. The meditator has that look, an inner glow: no matter how old she is, she is beautiful.

The meditator must shed greed, hatred and delusion in order to reach enlightenment. First however she must understand that it is for her own benefit and the benefit of others to lose these traits.

In order to shed greed, hatred and delusion the meditator practices generosity, loving-kindness and truth seeking. First she sits. Then she walks. Then she moves around freely.