“The advantages of developing absorption concentration are not only that it provides a stable and receptive state of mind for the practice of insight meditation. The experience of absorption is one of intense pleasure and happiness, brought about by purely… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“Recollection of death also serves as a useful preparation for the time when one actually has to face death. As the concluding exercise among… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“The Pāli term for "feeling" is vedanā , derived from the verb vedeti , which means both "to feel" and "to know". In its… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“The advantages of developing absorption concentration are not only that it provides a stable and receptive state of mind for the practice of insight… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“The term satipaṭṭhāna can be explained as a compound of sati , "mindfulness" or "awareness", and upaṭṭhāna , with the u of the latter… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“Although contemplating the nature of the body highlights its less attractive features, the purpose of the exercise is not to demonize the body. While… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“A close examination of the instructions in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta reveals that the meditator is never instructed to interfere actively with what happens in… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“On considering these instances it is indubitably clear that sati has a crucial role to fulfill in the realm of samatha . This might… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
“Another aspect inviting contemplation is the fact that the affective tone of any feeling depends on the type of contact that has caused its… — Anālayo Copy Share Image
