what is meditation? main sources of insight 1. discussion 2. inquiry 3. focussed attention 4....
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Insight Meditation
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What is Meditation?
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INSIGHT ? Clear or deep perception/ understanding of a
situation Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively …………… Wisdom based on direct experience of human
realm.
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Knowledge vs Insight ….A genuine insight frees the mind up, opens the heart & transforms perceptions.……..affecting the very cells of our being.
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Main sources of Insight
1. discussion2. inquiry3. focussed attention 4. meditation5. mindful living6. reflection7. listening8. reading9. nature10. receptivity 11. speaking 12. spontaneous arising
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• Gaining insight into the Nature of Human Reality …….. Direct experience of “the way things are”
• Two aspects : calm the mind through sustained attention, and insight through reflection
The objective of Insight meditation
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The tool : Mindfulness – non judgemental awareness
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This is what we will practice during
the workshop:Strengthening the
Mindfulness of whatever is happening
In the body-mind complex