Question 28: Merit Is Essential in Meditation Practice. Should One Accumulate a Great Deal of Merit Before Beginning Meditation?

If deep meditation requires a vast reservoir of merit, should you spend years doing charity before you even try to sit and meditate? How do you know when you finally have "enough" merit?In this teaching, we explore why you should never wait to start meditating, and how to simultaneously weave the accumulation of merit into your daily contemplative practice.You'll learn:✅ Why accumulating merit without aiming for enlightenment leads to temporary, worldly pleasures that eventually run out✅ How to practically dedicate every small act of goodness toward your ultimate spiritual cultivation✅ Why your "good" and "bad" meditation days are secretly governed by your fluctuating karmic bank account✅ The mindset of a farmer: why you must continuously nourish your spiritual tree even after the first harvest🙏 Merit and meditation are the two wings of a bird; you cannot fly toward liberation using only one.#Buddhism #SpiritualPractice #LayPractitioner #Merit #Karma #Meditation #Mindfulness #Dharma #SpiritualGrowth #Enlightenment