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VIPASHYANA MEDITATION - TAOSHOBUDDHA
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VIPASHYANA
MEDITATION
TECHNIQUES
WHEN INTELLECT IS UNDULY ACTIVE WE CANNOT ATTAIN THE EMPTINESS
OF THE MIND.
BRIEF HISTORY
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Vipashyana
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with the breath. You can be aware of the gap only when
there is no breath movement. Now the breath is neither
coming in nor going out. Between these subtle gaps,
between two breaths, you are at your center. Thus,
breath awareness was used by Buddha as a means of
reaching to the center.
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Also when you are sitting in the rain let the rain drops
fall and just observe what is happening in your body and
the mind. Feel your attitude. When a situation arises do
not look for any technique to get out of that situation.
Be in that situation completely, because without it you
cannot learn. Life is always open. Life has both shallow
and deeper moments. Go through every aspect of life.
Expect nothing, but take things as they are and as they
come.
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Buddha told the monks that this raft was for crossing
the ocean of life, not to cling to it. When there is
clinging, grasping, and attachment then you may stay in
the ocean or you may even drown. Also, you cannot
carry it with you as you set foot on the other shore.
Then it will become an unnecessary burden. All
techniques and teachings are for help to flow. When
you try to hold on to them, you become rigid and fixed.
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VIPASHYANA MEDITATION
The word Vipashyana has two words put together – Vi and Pashyana.
Vi means neutral and Pashyana means to see. Thus, Vipashyana
means to look at everything with a neutral attitude.
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