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Calm Abiding & Insight Meditation

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Calm Abiding & Insight Meditation

The foundation of Mind Training is calm-abiding meditation (Tibetan: shiné, Sanskrit:shamatha) which helps develop mental peace, stability, and focus.With a calm mind comes the ability to practice insight meditation (Tibetan:lhaktong, Sanskrit:vipasyana), which involves analysis of mind’s true nature.Through these practices of calm-abiding and insight we can remove the veils of ignorance andconfusion which prevent us from experiencing the peace and clarity that is already presentwithin our minds.

Mahamudra and Mind Training

The foundation of Mind Training is calm-abiding meditation (Tibetan: shiné, Sanskrit: shamatha) which helps develop mental peace, stability, and focus. With a calm mind comes the ability to practice insight meditation (Tibetan: lhaktong, Sanskrit: vipasyana), which involves analysis of mind’s true nature. Through these practices of calm-abiding and insight we can remove the veils of ignorance and confusion which prevent us from experiencing the peace and clarity that is already present within our minds.