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Samatha - Samatha (Pāli; Sanskrit: amatha), "Tranquility" or "concentration" meditation. Buddhism somewhat consider meditation in general to be an act of concentration on particular object and/or idea.

Digha Nikaya - ... DN 2), Brahmajala Sutta (DN 1) which describes and compares the point-of-view of Buddha and other ascetics in India about the universe and time (past, present, and future); and Potthapada (DN 9) Suttas, which describe the benefits and practice of samatha meditation.

Vipassana jhanas - Vipassana jhanas are steps that describe the evolution of Vipassana's practice. They contrast with samatha's jhanas.

Kammatthana - ... is a Pali word (Sanskrit: karmasthana) which literally means the place of work, figuratively it means the place within the mind where one goes in order to work on spiritual development. More concretely, it refers to the forty canonical objects of meditation (samatha kammatthana), listed in the third chapter of the Visuddhimagga.


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The Samatha Centre - Provides opportunities for people to learn and practise Samatha meditation. Includes contact details.

The Samatha Centre - Provides opportunities for people to learn and practice Samatha meditation. Contact details.

Samatha Meditation in Oxford - Provides opportunities for people to learn and practice Samatha meditation. Non university people welcome.

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Buddha Famous Quote - ... applying the business strategies presented in The Diamond Cutter in three layers. They also use meditation, for calming (samatha) and for insight (vipassana). The list of hundreds of direct quotes and short sayings of St. Catherine of ...
















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