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4 days ago · The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the principal summaries of the Buddhist teachings, taught to lead to Arhatship. [15] In the Theravada tradition, this path is also summarized as sila (morality), samadhi (meditation) and prajna (insight).
This blog explores the sutra "yogaḥ citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ," defining yoga as the cessation of mental fluctuations to achieve samadhi. It emphasizes quieting the mind to reveal the true Self and experience bliss.
Jun 25, 2024 · By constantly practicing these six kinds of Samadhi at all times and without intermission one can attain the state of natural thought free awareness. Until this state is attained the ego is not completely destroyed.
4 days ago · Samatha ( Sanskrit: शमथ; Chinese: 止; pinyin: zhǐ [note 1] ), "calm," [1] "serenity," [2] "tranquility of awareness," [web 1] and vipassanā ( Pāli; Sanskrit: विपश्यना; Sinhala: විදර්ශනා ), literally "special, super ( vi- ), seeing ( -passanā )", [3] are two qualities of the mind developed in tandem in ...
1 day ago · Sahaj Samadhi is a Sanskrit term that translates to "effortless meditation". It is a natural and profound form of meditation that allows individuals to effortlessly access a deep state of peace and tranquility. The word "sahaj" means natural or effortless, while "samadhi" signifies a deep meditative state of spiritual bliss.
4 days ago · In Buddhist traditions of Chán and Zen (the names of which are, respectively, the Chinese and Japanese pronunciations of dhyāna ), as in Theravada and Tiantai, anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing), which is transmitted in the Buddhist tradition as a means to develop dhyana, is a central practice.
2 days ago · Right Samadhi: Practicing meditation to achieve concentration and one-pointedness of the mind, leading to equanimity and mindfulness, and supplemented with insight meditation. The Pali canon and the Agamas contain various explanations of the “right view,” with the Mahasatipatthana Sutta summarizing it as the understanding of the Four Noble ...
