Buddhist Meditation is a mental exercise, a form of psychological concentration that guides ultimately to enlightenment and spiritual freedom of the mind. In Buddhist religion, meditation occupies a vital place and has developed characteristic variations in different Buddhist traditions.
Aims of Buddhist Meditation
The purpose of Buddhist meditation is to learn the flow of mind, its functions and its powers and furthermore to distinguish between self-hypnosis, the development of mediumistic states and the real process of mental clarification.
Types of Buddhist MeditationVipassana There are basically two types of Buddhist meditation; ‘Samatha’ and ‘Vipassana’. 'Samatha' is the connotation of a pre-Buddhist Yogic form which Lord Buddha practiced extensively. Another form of meditation in Buddhism, ‘Vipashyana’ connotes a clear seeing or special insight which involves intuitive cognition of suffering and impermanence.
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