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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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At Manzanita, so named for the little apple trees that populate the property, you'll find traditional workshops like meditation and mindfulness, incorporating teachings of Zen and Vipassana practices.
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They tend to be European-American, come from wealthy and educated backgrounds and follow a number of different schools: Tibetan Buddhism, Vipassana and Japanese, Korean and Chinese strains of Zen.
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The man who hatched contact improvisation in 1972 trained as a gymnast, and studied modern dance, ballet, Aikido, Tai Chi Chuan, and Vipassana meditation.
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