Write how to do walking meditation in six exercises?

1.     Write how to do walking meditation in six exercises?

In insight meditation, there are four steps, standing, sitting, laying down and walking which are very significant ways to use as meditator. The technique of advance level mediation is introduced by Buddhist elder’s monks as evolution of Buddha teaching. Here I want to explain about six steps of walking meditation in very systematically. Walking meditation is called Cankama in Pàli.  Walking meditation is an activity in which one can focus and concentrate the mind and develop investigative knowledge and wisdom as well.

For meditators, applying the mind to observe in walking meditation there are basic techniques method as follow..

Firstly I world I like to talk a little bit about process of working function in fast step before mention another’s steps of meditation. Remember that before moving, note "intending to walk." Slowly lift the right foot and place it down, taking one step. Slowly take a step with the left foot, noting "placing." Stop, Continue walking, making sure to stop completely after each step. When you reach the end of the walking path, place your feet together on the last step, noting "stopping." Thus are process as I understanding to start six steps there are should be as below.

1.    The one step: (standing) observe on your body and mind in order to start go steps.

2.    The two step: (Lifting, placing). Lift the heel, noting lifting. Stop now move the whole foot forward and place it on the floor, noting placing.

3.    The three-part step. (Lifting, moving, and placing). Lift the whole foot straight up as a unit, noting lifting. Stop, Move the foot forward, noting moving. Stop. Place the whole foot down as a unit, noting placing.

4.    The four-part step: (lay-up, lifting, moving, placing). Lift the heel, noting lay-up. Stop. Lift the whole foot straight up, noting lifting. Stop,  Move the foot forward, noting moving. Stop, Place the foot down as a unit, noting placing.

5.    The five-part step: (lay- up, lifting, moving, lowering, placing). Lift the heel, noting lay- up. Stop. Lift the whole foot straight up, noting lifting. Stop. Move the foot forward, noting moving. Stop. Lower the foot as a unit, noting lowering. Stop when the foot is about an inch from the floor (be sure to stop completely here). Place the whole foot on the floor, noting placing.

6.    The six-part step: (lay- up, lifting, moving, lowering, touching, placing). Lift the heel, noting lay-up. Stop, Lift the foot straight up, noting lifting. Stop,  Move the foot forward, noting "moving." Stop. Lower the foot, noting lowering.  Stop when the foot is about an inch from the floor. Touch the toes—only the toes—to the floor, noting touching. Stop, Place the heel on the floor, noting placing.

Thus six steps of walking meditation are very technique systematical way and also easy to understand for all mediators reference from our teacher classroom teaching.

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