Meditation Tip: Removing Craving and Displeasure With Regard To The World

The Buddha's meditation guidance is to begin and then stay in the meditation session by removing any arising craving and displeasure with regard to the world, with continuous effort, fully aware, mindful.

One way to do this is to bring a wholesome object to the mind: such as a memory of a time when you acted with pure generosity, expecting nothing in return.

When practiced, this has the effect of bringing the mind out of any hindrances, to unification, to collectedness, where now one can then practice per the breathing-mindfulness meditation guidance.

A regular practice of meditation clears the mind of obstructions