How Important Is Meditation in Buddhism?
Meditation is very important to the person who is working toward enlightenment. It is part of the path that is believed to bring an individual into nirvana. Meditation teaches a person to understand the processes of the mind, from which craving and delusion stem, and therefore to control these processes and ultimately eliminate them. It is only in freeing oneself of a desirous and deluded mind that liberation from suffering is possible. Does Meditation Change a Persons Karma? You probably remember that karma actually refers to the intention behind deeds, both good and bad, and is necessarily a part of the whole cycle of birth and rebirth in sufferingsamsara. The individuals intentions determine the conditions into which she will be rebornand whether she will be reborn at all. The purpose of meditation is actually to eliminate karma, not to improve it. Meditation should be geared to end craving and ignoranceeven the craving to do good things in order to better ones own state, because th
