How do Buddhists calm their mind and focus?

Answer 1

They go to temples and sit down at focus on all the great things in life.

Meditation and mindfulness. When we are stressed, agitated or otherwise not calm, we go back to simple meditation on the breath to slow our agitated minds down. We acknowledge to ourselves that we are stressed, or agitated, etc and once we are calm we become mindful of what triggered the event and our reaction to it. We investigate it fully and come to the realization that this is all temporary and probably normal. That realization relieves us of the suffering associated with the event.

I practice Chan or Zen Buddhism by mediation. We focus on are breath and let go of thoughts. when a thought comes into the mind we clear it out. thoughts will fill you mind. I can explain its like when your in rim sleep your focused and there is kind of a darkness this is when the mind is at its clearest. So you train to focus on letting everything go. We train to not use ear focus, eye focus, smell focus, and touch focus. These lead to the mind wondering from mediation and are also causes of suffering in ones life.

Answer 2

They go to temples and sit down at focus on all the great things in life.

Meditation and mindfulness. When we are stressed, agitated or otherwise not calm, we go back to simple meditation on the breath to slow our agitated minds down. We acknowledge to ourselves that we are stressed, or agitated, etc and once we are calm we become mindful of what triggered the event and our reaction to it. We investigate it fully and come to the realization that this is all temporary and probably normal. That realization relieves us of the suffering associated with the event.

I practice Chan or Zen Buddhism by mediation. We focus on are breath and let go of thoughts. when a thought comes into the mind we clear it out. thoughts will fill you mind. I can explain its like when your in rim sleep your focused and there is kind of a darkness this is when the mind is at its clearest. So you train to focus on letting everything go. We train to not use ear focus, eye focus, smell focus, and touch focus. These lead to the mind wondering from mediation and are also causes of suffering in ones life.

Answer 3

There are many different meditation practices and techniques among Buddhists. One common technique which is shared by some Hindus, is called vipassana meditation and it calls for sitting quietly and concentrating single-mindedly on your breath. As you sit and pay attention to your breathing you notice that thoughts arise - like 'hey, what should I have for dinner?' - and in this technique you simply acknowledge that you are thinking, and then let go of the the thought and pay attention to your breathing. Other techniques involve visualizing the Buddha or some other person or object, or concentrating only on a single question or concept (analytical meditation). The technique is less important than the result, which is being able to concentrate single-pointedly, without being distracted.

Answer 4

they clear there heads by lighting candles and setting them in a circle and then sit in the middle and let their minds run free, and they sometimes even chant and meditate to help them stay peaceful and focused.

Answer 5

Meditation on either breath, sounds or texture are used to calm the mind and body. This is called Samatha meditation.