The practice of mindful investigation into the nature of reality and how things really are with the ultimate goal of the end of suffering.
Questions tagged [meditation-insight]
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Where do thoughts arise?
I have been reading books on Buddhism, Zen, meditation. All mention observing one's thoughts and let it pass. My question is where does thought arise from and do thoughts create karma by just thinking about them?
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When and how should someone practice Patikulamanasikara meditation (reflections of replusiveness)
The practice of Patikulamanasikara, or loathsomeness of the body has intrigued me for quite a while but I was always uncertain of how to do it right. So, here goes: How do I know if it would be a right meditation for me and how does one start?
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What effects do Buddhist chants have?
Does listening to Buddhist chants such the Wisdom Sutra bring any benefit when working, meditating or other activities?
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Is insight meditation counter-productive (sometimes)?
This question was prompted by Mindfulness while Studying or Listening to Dhamma Talks
On page 31 of Good Questions, Good Answers it says,
Explain what insight meditation is
During insight meditation a person just tries to be aware of whatever…
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The impact of the subconscious mind on the conscious mind
How should one consider the impact or influence of the subconscious mind on one's conscious awareness and mental processes, especially during sitting meditation? My mind seems to often exhibit a proliferation of short-lived flashes of images "from…
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How to Develop Insight - Samathayanika
If I practice tranquility meditation how would I go about developing insight.How does a samathayanika realise Nibbanna.
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Illusion of continuity
I read an article that included the following -
"Through careful, mindful observation of this process of sensation overlaid with cognitive evaluation, it’s possible to tease apart the raw sense data from all the mental activity about it.
And when…
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No insight happening
I'm not sure why but insight practice isnt feeling very insightful to me. I've been practicing for over half a decade every day and I'm not having any profound insight into reality as I have read about many times. Goenkas method they talk a lot…
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Views of world during insight meditation
I am reading books on Buddhism and I come across this sentence in every book.
It states that our world view will change and we will know actual working of the world during insight meditation.
It doesn't provide any explanation on how different it…
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what happens to the mind during meditation?
l experienced stopping of thoughts comes to the mind at a point and starts again.During that time my breathing has completely stopped.it is like mind has stopped for a moment.could that be possible?
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What is the method for "Coupling of the Serenity and Insight Powers" referred to in the Path of Discrimination?
Visuddhimagga (English translation by Bhikkhu Nanamoli) XXII.46 quotes from the Path of Discrimination (Patisambidhamagga) as follows:-
"Coupling of the Powers'. At the time of developing the eight mundane attainments the serenity power is in…
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How many pieces of paper are there?
I read the following article about the fullness of emptiness and this statement stuck out to me:
...when we look at a sheet of paper, the sheet of paper is part of our
perception. Your mind is in here and mine is also, so we can say that
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Sudden arising of disgust
I was meditating today on accepting and letting go of fear, anger and anxiety (which were very loud in my mind at the time) when suddenly my reactions to these states turned into disgust: whenever anger came up, I quickly became disgusted by it.…
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Is there any meaning, which I am supposed to untangle, to things I saw during meditation?
I had a friend who introduced me to Buddhism. He was very insistent I go to Buddhist groups, though I ended up going to a different one to the one he suggested (the leader was Theravāda not Mahāyāna). I haven't spoken to him in a long time, but he…
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