Types of meditation - Buddhism
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- Created on: 29-10-22 11:53
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- meditation
- samatha
- vipassana
- try tp penetrate and gain insight into the nature of reality
- main theravada meditation
- helps buddhists understand how all things are characterised by the 3 marks of existence
- essential to gain enlightenment
- calming meditation
- leads to a calm and focused mind
- prepares you for meditation on the nature of reality
- you can focus on your breathing or on a kasina
- there are 10: earth, fire, wind, water blue, yellow, white, red, space, and consciousness
- vipassana
- zazen
- seated meditation
- leads to a deeper understanding of the nature of existence
- the meditator just sits there, in awareness of the present moment
- samatha
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