Introduction to Love and Family through Dhammakaya Meditation : หน้า 69/376

My introduction to Love and Family Dhammakaya meditation began about five years ago when I first learned about the basic method from a monk at the Meditation Center of Chicago. I had meditated many years earlier using Vipassana meditation (essentially focusing on my breath) and had not returned to any regular meditation practice until learning about Dhammakaya meditation. I did some background reading and directed questions at various monks and people knowledgeable about the Dhammakaya method before starting to practice it regularly. Similar to other people who had their minds consumed by the vicissitudes and influences of daily life, it was not easy to meditate initially. A key element of the Dhammakaya method was to empty the mind, clear out mental clutter and let the mind become still. A mind trained to "multi-task" (a 69 69