| The main purpose of meditation is to seek harmony | | | | beyond our reach. Numerous philosophers have |
| and peace; to get rid of the daily life illusions and to | | | | analyzed the question of truth, happiness and self |
| awake from ignorance. Meditation gongs are used in | | | | esteem. We believe that most of the conclusions |
| Asian and mostly Buddhist practices. The special | | | | were incomplete because those people lacked the |
| sound that it produces helps people stay focused and | | | | practice of meditation, lacked a trained mind that could |
| not lose control of their thoughts and mind. It creates a | | | | reveal the true aspects of our existence. Through the |
| special atmosphere that provides that necessary | | | | deep practice of meditation (accompanied by the |
| support for people to continue practicing and not quit | | | | sound of meditation gongs) one should understand that |
| after the first two or three sessions. In the western | | | | even if we secure wealth, health and a happy home |
| world, singing bowls and meditation gongs are | | | | life we inevitably find ourselves confronted by |
| considered to be something really exotic and those | | | | problems in other areas. None of us can avoid the |
| who are fond of Asian cultures, traditions and martial | | | | illnesses and slow weakening of the body and |
| arts, often have something similar in their houses. | | | | accompany aging and still none of us can escape |
| Nowadays, meditation gongs are used worldwide for | | | | death. By employing the above mentioned meditation |
| relaxation, healthcare, personal well being, meditation | | | | gongs in our meditation practice we contribute to the |
| and different religions practices, especially in Buddhism. | | | | purification of a confused mind. In Asian cultures, its |
| Even though these "meditation instruments" are still | | | | sound is considered sacred. |
| made in Japan, India, Nepal and Korea, the best known | | | | These problems are however only in our confused |
| models of gongs are from the Himalayan region and | | | | mind. The primordial purpose of meditation is to cancel |
| are sometimes referred to as "Tibetan meditation | | | | all these false expectations and fears and to set one |
| gongs". | | | | mind to the right path - the path of living a correct, |
| So what is the purpose of these singing gongs? Why | | | | simple, happy and successful life. Some people |
| do people feel that the sound produced helps them | | | | consider the sound of meditation gongs to be magical, |
| remain focused and achieve a better mental | | | | others extremely inspirational. In the long run, it doesn't |
| awareness? The answer is simple. | | | | matter as long as it helps people a lot in their practices, |
| Well all desire to find out the truth and achieve | | | | as long as it creates the necessary atmosphere that |
| happiness, and yet both always seem to be just | | | | people are seeking when contemplating about their life. |