<story><title>Buddhism and Happiness: Sitting Quietly, Doing Something</title><url>http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/sitting-quietly-doing-something/#more-7137</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>blizkreeg</author><text>Some of you here must meditate.&lt;p&gt;What is the form of meditation you practice? Can you elaborate a little so the novice could benefit?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wallfly</author><text>My beliefs and meditation-prayer practices are according to the Christian Faith, but &quot;sitting quietly, doing something&quot; is an apt description whether it&apos;s Buddhist meditation or Christian mental prayer (a Western form of meditation).&lt;p&gt;I am happy to share with readers here the most excellent compendium of the Ignatian method of Christian mental prayer that I have ever encountered:&lt;p&gt;- Fifth Treatise: On the Excellency of Prayer&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.holynamesoftware.org/OnPrayer.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.holynamesoftware.org/OnPrayer.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following essay is a real treasure too:&lt;p&gt;- The Practice of Lectio Divina&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AdgpYJu8XEUoZGRxc2Z6cWtfMmNyMmt3M2Yy&amp;#38;hl=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AdgpYJu8XEUoZGRxc2Z6cWtfM...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Buddhism and Happiness: Sitting Quietly, Doing Something</title><url>http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/sitting-quietly-doing-something/#more-7137</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>blizkreeg</author><text>Some of you here must meditate.&lt;p&gt;What is the form of meditation you practice? Can you elaborate a little so the novice could benefit?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>crux</author><text>I actually just happened to be watching a really good talk by Jon Kabat-Zinn at Google: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc&lt;/a&gt; where he leads a meditation session, and provides some basic concepts to refer to as well. Relatable, articulate.</text></comment>