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Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity
Vipassana Breathing Meditation (12 Min)
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Definitely a classic. One of the best. Very simple. Originating in the Indian Buddhist tradition, Vipassana meditation has a long and illustrious history. Most recently, it has had a powerful influence in the Thai and Burmese Buddhist traditions in the 20th Century. Vipassana is a Pali word meaning "insight" and by insight it is referring to our ability to directly experience reality and truth without thoughts or feelings distorting things. Through this unmediated experience of the truth, we are said to have been liberated or to have "awakened." Through the practice, we become liberated from the three core misunderstandings about the nature of reality: 1) that life and everything in the phenomenal world is impermanent; 2) until we learn to master letting go of attachments (especially to the self), we will always be plagued by suffering and unsatisfactoriness; and 3) even though we think there is a self and we are that self, this isn't true.
You are guided through this ancient technique in the recording but in essence it involves contemplation and observation of our bodily sensations, usually our breath. We could also say that it fits into the modern tradition of mindfulness.
For the companion podcast covering the theory behind why these meditations work, check out the Serena system podcast at https://goo.gl/Dxu4eo.
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