Tag: vipassyana

Webcast: Inside meditation: the Intermediate Stage of The Practice of Living Awareness

August 1, 2013

Insights into the art and science of The Practice of Living Awareness as a meditative technique. This webcast is full of descriptions of the Intermediate Stage (level) of The Practice, and its lineages of Raja Yoga, shamanism, and tantric Buddhist meditative techniques. Donna’s enthusiasm for meditation is plain to hear as well as her knowledge … More Webcast: Inside meditation: the Intermediate Stage of The Practice of Living Awareness

Waves of Mind: 3

May 16, 2013

“Space. The final frontier.” This is true of both meditation and science fiction. Through meditation we learn to create space between thoughts, to not immediately, and therefore without reflection engage emotions. Doing so, we learn that the space of mind is where the insights and creativity are. Space is the final frontier because it opens all … More Waves of Mind: 3

Shamatha and Vipassyana

April 9, 2013

Classical meditation trains us in two forms of meditation: shamatha (sham-a-ta) and vipassyana (vipahs-yanah). The Practice of Living Awareness teaches these within its steps. The distinction in the method of The Practice is simply the inclusion of our senses from the start as well as modern and nature-based examples on which to focus. Shamatha means … More Shamatha and Vipassyana