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Before you sit: what it gives
What a sitting practice offers, in the tradition's words and in plain ones.
Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.
Philosophy
People who keep a sitting practice often describe deeper rest, less tension and a steadier mood. These are experiences, not promises, and they come gradually.
The tradition puts its aim differently. It speaks of freedom from the three kinds of suffering: adhyatmik, arising within oneself; adhibhautik, arising from other beings; and adhidaivik, arising from forces beyond our control. That is a statement of the tradition's view, not a claim about health.
Meditation is not a religion. Anyone can sit.
Terms
- Adhyatmik
- Suffering arising within oneself, in body or mind.
- Adhibhautik
- Suffering arising from other beings.
- Adhidaivik
- Suffering arising from forces beyond our control.
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 9, Before you sit