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Meditation & Practice

The practice as it is done. Meditation methods, their basis in the suttas, and how to apply them.

Samatha and Vipassana
The two wings of Buddhist meditation — calm and insight.
The Jhanas
The four meditative absorptions — what they are, how they arise, and what they do.
Mindfulness Practice
Satipatthana — the four foundations of mindfulness as a complete path.
The Four Brahmaviharas
The divine abodes — loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.
Stages of Insight
The progress of insight — the ñanas as mapped in the Theravada tradition.
Zen Practice
Zazen, koan, and the Zen approach to awakening.
Tibetan Practice
The Vajrayana path — ngondro, deity yoga, tonglen, and the nature of mind.