Sitting Meditation:Methods for Contemplating Emptiness
Emptiness (śūnyatā) does not mean nothingness...
Sitting Meditation:How to Avoid Attachment to Meditative States
Meditative states—calmness, lightness, joy, clarity—can feel wonderful...
Sitting Meditation:The Stages of Meditation
Meditative concentration unfolds gradually...
Sitting Meditation:From Mindfulness to Insight
Mindfulness observes what is happening; insight understands why it is happening...
Sitting Meditation:From Coarse Concentration to Subtle Concentration
Concentration develops gradually—from coarse, obvious stability to subtle...
Sitting Meditation:Training to Strengthen Concentration
Concentration (Samādhi) is not forced by willpowe...
Sitting Meditation:The Four Foundations of Mindfulness~Observing Body, Feeling, Mind, and Phenomena
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness are the Buddha’s essential path to liberation...
Sitting Meditation:Ānāpānasati~The Most Traditional Method of Calm and Insight
Ānāpānasati—mindfulness of breathing—is one of the oldest meditation practices...
Sitting Meditation:The Meaning of Unified Calm and Insight
Calming (Samatha) settles the mind; insight (Vipassanā) reveals truth...