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Introduction to Insight Meditation
Amaravati Buddhist Centre, U.K.
The purpose of Insight Meditation is not to create a system of beliefs, but rather to give guidance on how to see clearly into the nature of the mind. In this way one gains first-hand understanding of the way things are, without reliance on opinions [...]
Posted in Buddhist Meditation on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Buddhism is unique among the major religions in the emphasis it gives to meditation.
There are many types and forms of meditation used in the various schools of Buddhism. Buddhaghosa enumerated 40 methods of meditation in the Theravadin Visuddhimagga; nowadays there are many more in the various schools. The various methods of [...]
