Frequently Asked Questions
- Wearing loose-fitting clothes will help you to feel more relaxed. During autumn and winter, please wear layers and put on indoor shoes to keep yourself warm.
- Choose a place that is quiet, clean and well ventilated. Be careful to avoid drafts.
- Sit on a flat surface, preferably on a blanket or cushion.
- Avoid practicing when experiencing unstable emotions such as overwhelming sadness, elation or anger. Start practicing when you feel calmer.
- Avoid practice during a thunderstorm or when weather is adverse. Do not practice outdoors when morning fog is heavy.
- The closing exercise is required after every practice (rub your hands, lightly go over your face, pat all over your body, and dust off). Do not wash your hands and face with cold water immediately after practice.
Bodhi Meditation Centers are located worldwide. You are encouraged to go to your nearest center to attend the Health & Happiness Retreat. This retreat lays a strong foundation for advanced classes and further health gains.
If you are unable to attend a retreat at the moment, please follow Grandmaster JinBodhi’s YouTube English channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/GrandmasterJinBodhi) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/jinbodhienglish/) to keep abreast of upcoming live lessons online; do attend physical retreats when you get the opportunity.
Bodhi Meditation has also prepared self-learning media guidance for long-distance practitioners; please visit CiBeiYin (https://www.cibeiyin.com) for further information.
Bodhi Meditation practices bring forth benefits in various aspects:
Meditation brings about mental and physical relaxation as the body absorbs, adjusts and balances energy. This in turn increases vital energy, improves suboptimal health, strengthens the body, and enhances immunity.
Meditation purifies mind and body and thus wisdom arises, and we return to a state of simplicity. Through methods of practicing calmness and peacefulness, irrational and disorderly thoughts can be eradicated and replaced by an increase in fortitude and the activation of inner potential.
Through meditation, we elevate our state of mind and strengthen interpersonal skills. Assimilating life with meditation and compassion elevates morality, helps us to understand the Law of Nature and the art of conducting oneself in society, improves our ability to manage family life, and paves the way to a successful career.
Bodhi Meditation practices are the result and embodiment of Grandmaster JinBodhi’s decades of self-cultivation.
Easy-to-learn methods
The practices are easy to learn and simple to do with no restrictions on gender, age, culture, religion, career, language, or race. With a willing heart, anyone can master them within a short period of time.
Significant results
Diligent practice will lead to considerable improvement in health and happiness. Practicing Bodhi Meditation can nourish your mind and enhance your physical health.
Focus on virtues
Practitioners of Bodhi Meditation focus on virtues, compassion, and illumination of body and mind. Meditation practice is a life’s journey of self-cultivation.
Nonvegetarians may practice meditation too. However, you are advised not to consume heavy meals during a retreat. A light diet is recommended as this reduces the burden on your digestive system. In turn, your body and mind feel lighter and calmer and thus experience better results.
Definitely! Not only can you learn meditation, Bodhi Meditation practices will also help to ease your pain and alleviate your health problems. At foundational retreats, participants are not required to maintain a certain position for an extended period and are advised to rest and sit when they need to. This way, participants can access healthy energy while still feeling relaxed and at ease.
The meditation practices in Bodhi Meditation are suitable for people of any religious background. The meditative state goes beyond philosophies, natural sciences and religions. To be in a meditative state is to be in a state of compassion and purity.
Bodhi Meditation welcomes people of all religions, as we have made it our mission to ensure that all practitioners benefit and attain health and happiness.
The Bodhi Meditation practices employ a visualization method that uses one thought to replace all distracting thoughts, making it easier for those with no meditation experience to enter a relatively calm state. Along with Grandmaster JinBodhi’s blessing and guidance, practitioners use simple mudras and compassionate visualization to enter a pure and auspicious state; through this process, they eliminate disorderly thoughts swiftly, maintain calmness of the mind and experience oneness with Universal energy.
When the mind and body feel relaxed, the state of compassion and tranquility will manifest. In turn, afflictions and illnesses will be eliminated naturally.
According to scientific research, when a person is in a relaxed and calm state, the body releases beneficial hormones, enzymes and neurotransmitters (such as acetylcholine) that could help improve blood circulation, increase neurotransmitters and enhance the immune system. On the other hand, a state of anxiety, depression or stress could lead one into experiencing hormonal imbalance, organ malfunction and other health issues.
Meditation trains our mind to reduce negative attachments, eliminate stress and broaden perspective. It makes our mind clear, resilient and calm, and our body flexible and strong. As a result, we become healthier overall.
Meditation is a process akin to scooping water from a river into a transparent pail. If you leave this turbid water stagnant for some time, heavier sediments such as sand and gravel sink to the bottom while lighter sediments float to the surface. This process leaves the middle portion of the water clean and purified. Similarly, the practice of meditation calms the mind, facilitating the falling away of chaotic thoughts to achieve mental clarity and assisting the body in eliminating toxins. When our mind and body reach the state of purity, we achieve better health and unlock greater wisdom and intuition.
