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• Insight Meditation Society — The Insight Meditation Society (IMS) is a Buddhist organization located in Barre, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1975 by Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein, and is rooted in the Theravada tradition. It offers Buddhist… …   Wikipedia

• Meditation —    Meditation is central to the serious practice of Buddhism; Gotama Buddha attributed his enlightenment to meditation techniques. Simply described, it involves two stages: the achievement of tranquility (samatha) through proper concentration,… …   Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)

• Meditation — This article is about the mental discipline. For the form of alternative dispute resolution, see Mediation. For other uses, see Meditation (disambiguation). A statue of the Buddha meditating, Borim Temple, Korea Meditation refers to any form of a …   Wikipedia

• Buddhist meditation — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History Timeline · Councils …   Wikipedia

• Dhammakaya meditation — Part of a series on the Dhammakaya Tradition The Organization Dhammakaya Movement Dhammakaya Foundation …   Wikipedia

• Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System — The Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System was developed by the late Matara Sri Ñāṇārāma Mahathera, a highly respected senior meditation master of Sri Lanka and the first Upajjhaya of Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha. This Buddhist meditation system… …   Wikipedia

• Research on meditation — Scenes of Inner Taksang, temple hall, built just above the cave where Padmasambhava meditated Research on the processes and effects of meditation is a growing subfield of neurological research.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Health applications and clinical studies of meditation — The health applications and clinical studies of meditation are products of the field of interest within the medical community to study the physiological effects of meditation. [Venkatesh S, Raju TR, Shivani Y, Tompkins G, Meti BL. (1997) A study… …   Wikipedia

• Mahasati meditation — Also known as Dynamic meditation, Mahasati Meditation is a form of mindfulness meditation. It is a technique developed by the late Thai Buddhist reformist, Luangpor Teean Jittasubho. Mahasati Meditation uses movement of the body to generate self… …   Wikipedia

• Access to Insight — is a popular Theravada Buddhist website providing access to a huge collection of translated texts from the Tipitaka, as well as contemporary materials published by the Buddhist Publication Society and many teachers from the Thai Forest Tradition …   Wikipedia