There are many things in life that are beyond our control. However, we can take responsibility for our own mental states and change them. According to Buddhism, this is the most important thing we can do. And it is the only lastingly effective antidote to the fear and restlessness, aversion, lethargy, and dissatisfaction that dominate the lives of many people. Meditation is a means to transform the mind.

Buddhist meditation practices are techniques that help people develop concentration, mental clarity, and emotional positivity. When you start meditating, you first discover the patterns and habits of your own mind and then learn new, more positive ways to deal with them. Regularity, perseverance and patience are the key to experiencing satisfying, calm, and at the same time wide awake and clear states of mind. Such experiences have effects far beyond actual meditation and can have a transformative effect on our entire lives.

Over the millennia, the Buddhist tradition has produced countless meditation practices. Each of them has a different focus and approach, but the basis for all is the development of collected and positive states of mind.

Every year, thousands of people learn meditation in Triratna centres. You will learn two basic forms of meditation that produce these two qualities of concentration and emotional positivity: the awareness of the breath and the development of loving-kindness or mettā-bhāvanā.