In the Theravada teachings on samatha-vipassanà, they divide meditation ― that English word ‘meditation’ ― into tranquillity and insight (samatha and vipassanà).
Buddhist meditation
Problems, by John Aske
The central problem is that they all demand to be dealt with now, or otherwise there will be terrible consequences…
Buddha found his own way to freedom, by Diana St Ruth
Buddhism has a very guru-and-teacher-oriented side to it, but I don’t think it was ever meant to. The Buddha found his own way to freedom from suffering…
Self and Body Disappear, by Myoljin Sunim
After practising meditation for a while, we must enter the state of no-self. When the self is let go of, self and body disappear, and there is great brightness. If we sit and enter the state of no-self only, however, strength will not come…
Luminosity of the Mind, by HH Dalai Lama
In relation to the nature of mind, what is luminosity? In this respect it might be interesting to reflect on a passage which one finds in certain texts which says that ‘between the arisal of different instances of conceptual thought, the clear light nature of mind arises uninterruptedly’…
What is Dukkha? by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
What are the characteristics of dukkha? What are the symptoms?…
Sudden Illumination, by Zen master Hui Hai
Sudden Illumination means deliverance while still in this life. How shall I make you understand that?…
Breaking free of mental activity, by Diana St Ruth
Buddhist meditation is the process of breaking free of mental activity in order to hear what we hear, smell what we smell, taste what we taste and see what we see, without making judgements…
