Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that was founded over 2500 years ago during the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. There are many different versions of the Buddha's life, but they all tell of Prince Siddhartha...
In essence, meditation is simply the practice of paying attention to what we are doing while we are doing it, whatever this may be. In the Buddhist tradition, this type of attention is called mindfulness.
The Kagyu lineage is one of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. It is a complete form of Buddhism including all three levels of the Buddha’s teaching: Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana.