Vipassana Meditation Dvd
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The TWIM Retreat Series -Day Four MN38 Dependent Origination List Price: $9.95 Sale Price: $9.95  |
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Day Four of the TWIM retreat series brings a discussion based on Sutta#38 from the Majjhima Nikaya. This is the most important concept which the Buddha taught : "Dependent Origination". Every moment there are many dependent origination moments arising... |
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The TWIM Retreat Talk Series Day 5 - Satipatthana Sutta MN10 List Price: $9.95 Sale Price: $9.95 |
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This is Day 5 of the TWIM Retreat Series in which Bhante Vimalaramsi gives his unique perspective on Sutta No. 10 of the Majjhima Nikaya, The Satipatthana Sutta. Here, he explains that this topic has been misinterpreted by most other Buddhist teachers today, and that there is a step that has been left out of the Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions which must be put back in, to deliver the results promised by the Buddha... |
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The TWIM Retreat Series -Day Three MN111 One by One As They Occur List Price: $9.95 Sale Price: $9.95 |
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This video was taken of the first night at the Joshua Tree (Joshua Tree, CA) retreat during March of 2011. Here Bhante Vimalaramsi gives the meditation instructions and everything that the students will need to know for their 2 week retreat... |
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Meditation for Beginners List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $8.66 |
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For readers who have thought about trying meditation but weren't sure how to get started, Meditation for Beginners presents a complete introduction to "Insight" meditation with bestselling author and trusted teacher Jack Kornfield... |
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Insight Meditation: A Step-By-Step Course on How to Meditate List Price: $29.95 Sale Price: $15.39 |
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The Insight Meditation twelve-month correspondence course is an unparalleled home immersion in vipassana meditation and philosophy, presented by the cofounders of the Insight Meditation Society, Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein... |
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The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation List Price: $13.99 Sale Price: $7.89 |
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The Ancient Meditation Technique that Brings Real Peace of MindVipassand-bhavand, "the development of insight," embodies the essence of the teaching of the Buddha. As taught by S. N. Goenka, this path to self-awareness is extraordinary in its simplicity, its lack of dogma and, above all, its results... |
Different Meditation Techniques
Meditation techniques are helping over 220 million Americans cope with the stresses and struggles of everyday life. The depressed find that meditation lifts their mood, while presenting a sense of connectedness and purpose. The anxious find that meditation helps them get past the steely grips of stress to reach a much calmer place. The angry find the benefits of meditation include better control over their dangerous emotions. The neurotic are better able to control their compulsive urges and reckless impulses with meditation as well.
Most of the modern techniques for mediation fall into one of two categories: Zen-based forms (which involve insight meditation) and Hinduism-based forms (which involve concentrative meditation). With Zen-based meditation, like vipassana or mindfulness meditation, you will become aware of the passing of thoughts and feelings, without becoming emotionally involved. The person meditating sits quietly and allows any thought to pass through the mind, while gently redirecting the focus to the here and now. Breathing and observing body sensations helps to block out distractions to achieve perfect concentration, although there is always a consciousness about the process of achieving meditation.
The concentrative method of meditation aims to help your ability to focus. To do this, you may focus on breath, a mental image, a physical object or a phrase. There are many different breathing methods. For instance, the fourfold breath asks you to breathe-in to a count of four, hold your breath for four seconds and then breathe-out for a count of four. When you are focusing on a mental image, you can choose anything from a beach scene to flames, but the image should have spiritual significance to you. Those meditating focus on items like rocks, flowers, candles or other items with significance attached. Other meditation techniques, such as mantra meditation may involve the repetition of a phrase like "I am that I am" or "Desire nothing -- be content with everything."
When learning meditation techniques, it's a good idea to read a few books on meditation to learn the history behind this spiritual practice. Many people find they are busy but would like to devote 10-20 minutes per day to the study of meditation, so they purchase a meditation CD or DVD for help getting into the mood. Naturally, the best way to attain enlightenment is by taking meditation classes that are led by a trained teacher. You can find a center near you at www.shabhalasun.com.
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