<p>There are different types of meditation.</p>

<p>For basic insight meditation based on the mindfulness of breathing, you can consider starting with <a href="http://buddhistinsights.com/yuttadhammo-bhikkhu/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu</a>'s "How To Meditate" series for beginners, which is available as a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL603BD0B03E12F5A1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouTube video playlist</a> or as an <a href="https://www.sirimangalo.org/text/how-to-meditate/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">online booklet</a>. This meditation is based on the four foundations of mindfulness. It comes in the varieties of sitting and walking meditation.</p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanissaro_Bhikkhu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Thanissaro Bhikkhu</a>'s "<a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/guided.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">A Guided Meditation</a>" and "<a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/breathmed.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Basic Breath Meditation Instructions</a>" instruction sets combine mindfulness of breathing with body scanning (or sweeping). There's an audio version of these instructions in <a href="https://youtu.be/aDuLn-Kj93c" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this YouTube video</a>. This meditation is quite suitable for beginners. I like the fact that it begins with some thoughts of loving kindness (metta) before proceeding to the rest of the meditation.</p>

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<p>I am planning to start meditation.</p>

<p>As a beginner , what things I should meditate upon from the Buddha's perspective?</p>

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[This](https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gM8YDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT343&lpg=PT343&dq=meditate+on+love+pity+joy+impurity+serenity+buddha&source=bl&ots=K2zrlhZST_&sig=_HpLmLFn-t84vTK_JEW-YRp-1GQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjepfiw9dTWAhXBr48KHdNRCdUQ6AEIOzAI#v=onepage&q=meditate%20on%20love%20pity%20joy%20impurity%20serenity%20buddha&f=false) book says mediate on Love , Joy ,Pity ,Impurity and Serenity. That looks pretty straightforward to me.
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What should one meditate upon as a beginner?
# What should one meditate upon as a beginner?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-03)

I am planning to start meditation.

As a beginner , what things I should meditate upon from the Buddha's perspective?

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> **username_0**: [This](https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gM8YDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT343&lpg=PT343&dq=meditate+on+love+pity+joy+impurity+serenity+buddha&source=bl&ots=K2zrlhZST_&sig=_HpLmLFn-t84vTK_JEW-YRp-1GQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjepfiw9dTWAhXBr48KHdNRCdUQ6AEIOzAI#v=onepage&q=meditate%20on%20love%20pity%20joy%20impurity%20serenity%20buddha&f=false) book says mediate on Love , Joy ,Pity ,Impurity and Serenity. That looks pretty straightforward to me.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-10-03. Score: 2

There are different types of meditation.

For basic insight meditation based on the mindfulness of breathing, you can consider starting with [Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu](http://buddhistinsights.com/yuttadhammo-bhikkhu/)'s "How To Meditate" series for beginners, which is available as a [YouTube video playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL603BD0B03E12F5A1) or as an [online booklet](https://www.sirimangalo.org/text/how-to-meditate/). This meditation is based on the four foundations of mindfulness. It comes in the varieties of sitting and walking meditation.

[Thanissaro Bhikkhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanissaro_Bhikkhu)'s "[A Guided Meditation](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/guided.html)" and "[Basic Breath Meditation Instructions](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/breathmed.html)" instruction sets combine mindfulness of breathing with body scanning (or sweeping). There's an audio version of these instructions in [this YouTube video](https://youtu.be/aDuLn-Kj93c). This meditation is quite suitable for beginners. I like the fact that it begins with some thoughts of loving kindness (metta) before proceeding to the rest of the meditation.


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