Should I listen to music while doing Buddhist Meditation ?
Am I had to listen to music while doing Buddhist meditation ? Theree sure are a lot of "music for meditation" MP3 and the like, but what does the Buddhist dharma say about that?
I think it's a matter of personal preference. I was taught that it is OK to listen to a CD which is a teaching or music used preparation for meditation, but during the period of actual use meditation nothing since I found distracting. But once again it is probably more a matter of personal preference. I know of nothing that says, "this is the only way to meditate." The concept of Buddhism is that there is no "one size fits all" (which seems quite contrary to Buddhist teachings as I understand). Sogyal Rinpoche advises: "There are many ways to approach meditation as joyful as possible. You can find the music that best enhance and use it to open your heart and mind. You can collect pieces of poetry or quotes or lines of teachings that have shifted over the years, and keep them always at hand to uplift your spirit. I've always loved Tibetan thangka paintings and the strength comes from their beauty. You too can find reproductions of paintings that evoke a sense of sacredness, and hang on the walls of your room. Listening to a cassette a lesson from a great teacher, or a hymn. You can be the place where you meditate a simple paradise, with a flower, a stick of incense, a candle, a photograph of an enlightened master, or a statue of a deity or a Buddha. You can transform the most ordinary of rooms in an intimate sacred space, an environment where Every day you go to meet your true self with all the joy and the happy ceremony of an old friend, another farewell. "I hope this helps. May all alone. John
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