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vipassana

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vipassana

In Theravada Buddhism, a method of insight meditation. It aims at developing understanding of the nature of reality by focusing a sharply concentrated mind on physical and mental processes. The meditator comes to understand, through personal experience, the truths of dukkha (suffering), anicca (impermanence), and anatta (lack of an enduring self). It is a process of mental purification that leads to abandonment of the roots of unwholesome actions, eradication of ignorance, and attainment of nirvana.
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The Center for Sacred Sciences - The video "Changing from Inside," a documentary about a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat undertaken by seven women inmates of an American prison, will be presented at 11 a.
THE BULLETIN by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Most forms of Buddhism distinguish between shamatha and vipassana meditation, both of which can be used for enlightenment as per tradition.
Meditation and Its Benefits by Subodh Gupta / Self Improvement community
Half were asked to practice various forms of meditation such as Zazen, Samatha and Vipassana and the other half acted as the control group.
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