Basic foundations: ethics, merit and qigong

Meditation needs three foundations: ethics, merit and qigong. If one of the three is missing, a sitting easily falls apart.

Ethics

Keep a kind and good heart: revere the Buddha, love living beings and be humble. This is the support that keeps the mind from losing its way while sitting.

Merit

Do things that bring peace, joy and the Dharma to other people. The Teacher reminds us that we should not withdraw from the world in order to practise.

Qigong

Choose a few simple and effective qigong exercises so that the energy settles and the mind becomes steady. Do not practise too many.