Why Meditate: Simplifying the Buddha’s Teachings

Without meditation or mindfulness, we are mere puppets of our mental chains.

There are ten chains in total.

If you cannot cut the first three in this life, you cannot be certain that you will avoid the lower realms, including hell, after death.

Every moment of mindfulness is like hammering on your chains, gradually weakening them.

Check out the 10 mental chains, or fetters, described in this post.

Published: 18 November 2025
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