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  • For beginners, I always recommend a technique called vipassana Pali, "insight", which comes from the oldest tradition of Buddhism, the Theravada.

    Sam Harris: How to Meditate Sam Harris 2011

  • In the previous two chapters we focused on the first of these, often known as vipassana or “insight meditation.”

    The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010

  • We were on a silent meditation retreat at the Insight Meditation Society, engaged in a Buddhist practice known as vipassana (the Pali word for 'seeing clearly').

    Sam Harris: A Contemplative Science 2008

  • This particular style of meditation is called vipassana - or insight meditation.

    Paradigm Shifted deepali 2008

  • There are many centers that hold vipassana retreats throughout the year.

    Sam Harris: How to Meditate Sam Harris 2011

  • As mentioned above, almost all serious instruction in vipassana comes in a Buddhist context.

    Sam Harris: How to Meditate Sam Harris 2011

  • In Mindfulness in Plain English, author Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, a monk from Sri Lanka and venerated teacher of Buddhism, offered basic instruction on the meaning of insight (or vipassana) meditation through concepts that could be applied to any tradition.

    Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English: An Introductory guide to Deeper States of Meditation « Books « Literacy News 2009

  • And falling, from the point of view of vipassana, occurs ceaselessly, every moment that one becomes lost in thought.

    Sam Harris: How to Meditate Sam Harris 2011

  • The advantage of vipassana is that it can be taught in an entirely secular way.

    Sam Harris: How to Meditate Sam Harris 2011

  • The quality of mind cultivated in vipassana is generally referred to as "mindfulness" the Pali word is sati, and there is a quickly growing literature on its psychological benefits.

    Sam Harris: How to Meditate Sam Harris 2011

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