Meditation technique proposed by the Buddha
score:8
If we take the Pali Canon as been the closest we have to the word of the Buddha then there isn't a wealth of specific meditation advice in there when compared to other types of advice such as ethical.
However there are two sutras that do give specific advice these being
- Anapanasati Sutra (Mindfulness of breathing)
- Satipatthana Sutra (The Way of Mindfulness)
Both these sutras encapsulate samatha and vipassana practices. For example the Anapansati Sutra begins with body contemplation but end up in the forth tetrad contemplating the very stuff of existence
- Contemplating impermanence
- Contemplating fading of lust
- Contemplating cessation
- Contemplating relinquishment
The Satipatthana sutra also start with calming practices but ultimately the practioner is asked to comtemplate the four noble truths
Here, O bhikkhus, a bhikkhu understands: 'This is suffering,' according to reality; he understands: 'This is the origin of suffering,' according to reality; he understands: 'This is the cessation of suffering,' according to reality; and he understands: 'This is the road leading to the cessation of suffering,' according to realty.
You can't get much more vipassana than that!
If I can also take the opportunity to recommend the book Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization by Analayo. This is a tremendous book for anyone interested in really drilling into the Satipaṭṭhāna sutra and getting to grips with meditation as the Buddha taught it. It's heavy on the footnotes and is more of a heady read other Dharma books but I've read it once and it's certainly on my list to go through again.
Upvote:2
Popular belief is that the Buddha taught two types of meditation; samatha and vipassana. There are several texts that refer to this, but there has been debate whether these references qualify as 'teaching' them or if the Buddha just mentioned that 'tranquility' and 'insight' can be beneficial (e.g. see this article or this discussion)
The Blessed One said, "Monks, Sariputta is wise, of great discernment, deep discernment, wide... joyous... rapid... quick... penetrating discernment. For half a month, Sariputta clearly saw insight[1] into mental qualities one after another.
Notes [1] "Clearly saw insight": In Pali, this is vipassanam vipassi, which could be translated literally as "clearly saw clear seeing" or "insighted insight." source: Anupada Sutta
and
"As for the individual who has attained both internal tranquillity of awareness & insight into phenomena through heightened discernment, his duty is to make an effort in establishing ('tuning') those very same skillful qualities to a higher degree for the ending of the (mental) fermentations. source: Samadhi Sutta
and
"These two qualities have a share in clear knowing. Which two? Tranquillity (samatha) & insight (vipassana).
"When tranquillity is developed, what purpose does it serve? The mind is developed. And when the mind is developed, what purpose does it serve? Passion is abandoned.
"When insight is developed, what purpose does it serve? Discernment is developed. And when discernment is developed, what purpose does it serve? Ignorance is abandoned.
"Defiled by passion, the mind is not released. Defiled by ignorance, discernment does not develop. Thus from the fading of passion is there awareness-release. From the fading of ignorance is there discernment-release." source: Vijja-bhagiya Sutta
A list of other references to vipassana in the scriptures can be found here, and to samatha here
Upvote:2
Here is a simple answer. There is only 2 Main Techniques.
- Samatha Meditation Technique
- Vipassana Meditation Technique
Samatha Meditation Technique This is the base to all meditation. According to buddhas teaching this will make the path for vipassana Meditation Technique.
Vipassana Meditation Technique This mainly include Anapanasathi. For Enlightnment and Ultimate truth this is the way.
This is the simplest answer I can give. If you have questions leave a Comment
More post
- 📝 What's the difference between having a view and clinging to a view?
- 📝 What are Buddhist perspectives on psychedelic drugs?
- 📝 Why does the Buddha, in the Pali Canon, periodically engage in harsh speech?
- 📝 Does meditation increase productivity for software developers and related professions?
- 📝 What is 'vision externally' in AN8.66?
- 📝 Could you translate 'suchness' as "being perceptible to the senses"?
- 📝 Seeking a specific book on Buddhism
- 📝 How did this material world come into existence if the ultimate reality is voidness?
- 📝 Assuming empathy is a worldly thing (which i believe it is), why does/would a buddha try to help others find the way?
- 📝 What language did the Buddha speak?
- 📝 sense of achievement oriented behavior
- 📝 Mindfulness while Studying or Listening to Dhamma Talks
- 📝 Shiva's 112 ways to attain enlightenment and Buddha's way
- 📝 Does contemplation activity, before hand, give rise to the mental image?
- 📝 Has the law of karma evolved/is it evolving?
- 📝 Buddha's night before enlightenment
- 📝 Are ideas real?
- 📝 Does the material, make, physical properties of a Mala/Rosary matter? Is there more to it than just a counting device?
- 📝 Three types of characteristics to achieve a goal
- 📝 Greed and karma
- 📝 Some daily-life examples to help explain what 'mindfulness' and 'mindless activity' are?
- 📝 Please help me to better understand the simile of the turner for the first part of the anapanasati instructions
- 📝 Where is recorded that the Buddha said this (perhaps about microorganisms)?
- 📝 Does Anyone know quotes relating to Once-Returners / sakadagami
- 📝 Moving from absorption to self-awareness
- 📝 Do domesticated animals have control over their karma?
- 📝 What is the best translation of Anatta into English?
- 📝 Music or ambient sounds for meditation?
- 📝 Why is the Pali word 'sattānaṃ' in Dependent Origination plural?
- 📝 How a sotapanna person experiences the mind?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Meditation technique proposed by the Buddha
- 📝 Did Lord Buddha teach any other meditation technique than the Anapana?
- 📝 Buddha meditation under the bodhi tree
- 📝 Is there any meditation technique to develop the feeling of Gratitude?
- 📝 Did the Buddha teach meditation to lay people?
- 📝 How many types of meditation did the Buddha teach in the Pali Canon?
- 📝 Did the Buddha ever say excessive meditation is bad?
- 📝 What was the name of the great compassion meditation the Buddha did for a significant part of his daily routine?
- 📝 Did Lord Buddha teach a meditation technique called Shunya to close disciples?
- 📝 Can the Buddha ever be a woman?
- 📝 Where is the Buddha quoted as saying do not believe anything I say until you can prove it by yourself?
- 📝 How to determine the end of a meditation session without a clock?
- 📝 How do you tell a 4-year-old who the Buddha was?
- 📝 What is the next meditation type after Mindfulness of Breathing meditation?
- 📝 Was Vipassana discovered by the Buddha (Siddhartha)?
- 📝 Why did the Buddha suffer before he died?
- 📝 Why does the Buddha call himself the Tathāgata?
- 📝 How was the Buddha Jayanti edition of the Tripitaka derived?
- 📝 Can one practice meditation to gain knowledge about the universe?
- 📝 Did the Buddha speak Pali? Are the suttas his word verbatim?
- 📝 The object of meditation
- 📝 Attachment is a poison. Why is attachment to the Buddha and to Buddhist philosophy not a problem?
- 📝 What is the minimum amount of time needed for a productive meditation sit?
- 📝 What language did the Buddha speak?
- 📝 Was meditation not practiced for most of the history of Buddhism?
- 📝 Did Buddha practice group meditation with bhikkhus, bhikkhunis and laymen, just like in today's meditation center?
- 📝 Was the Buddha harsh?
- 📝 Why the Buddha didn't originally allow ordination of women
- 📝 How effective are guided meditation sessions in achieving the benefits of meditation?
- 📝 Words of the Buddha