The Buddhist Tradition of Mental Development

The Buddhist Tradition of Mental Development

What do we mean by mental development? By mental development we do not mean only those brief periods of our lives which we spend sitting cross-legged, counting our breath or looking at an image or reciting a formula. By mental development, we mean all those techniques or methods whereby we can change our mental orientation whereby we can change the way in which we view ourselves and the world around us. In this tradition, we are concerned with demonstrating the integration, the union between meditation, and our daily experience. In a sense, we are going to try to make our daily experience part of our meditation, and we are going to try to make our meditation part of our daily experience. This book explains how we can develop our mind in order to improve and transform the nature and quality of our life within the framework of the Buddhist tradition.