1. Man and Reasoning1001048
Buddhist Mediation:
Samatha and Vipassana Meditation

2. Outline
 Introduction to Samatha and
Vipassana meditation
 Mind development concept of both
Samatha and Vipassana meditation
 Benefits of Samatha and Vipassana
meditation both individually and
socially
 An example applying for the concepts

3. Introduction to Samatha
 Samatha meditation: calms the mind
and develops one pointed
concentration and positive emotions.
 Samatha meditation is practiced to
attain higher concentration of the
mind, peaceful and blissful living and
the cessation of suffering.

4. Introduction to vipassana
 Vipassana mediation: builds on the
calmness, focus, and positive emotion
generated in Samatha meditation.
 Helps to develop an awareness of the
impermanence, interconnectedness, and
the contingent nature of our experience.
 The vipassana meditations include
contemplation on impermanence, the six
element practices, and contemplation on
conditionally.

5. Changes in self-concept
following Vipassana meditation
 Encouraged to engage in what he
called the “deconstruction of self ” by
paying close attention to the transitory
nature of their self-representations.
 It is believed the sustained awareness
of cognitive and sensory phenomena
will lead to realization that
unnecessary suffering results when
attempts are made to attach to any
thing within the impermanent flux of
human experience.

6. Changes in self-concept
following Vipassana meditation
 Other terms for Vipassana practice
include “insight meditation” or simply
“mindfulness” this form of meditation is
gaining increased recognition, and
several studies have shown positive
outcome following the application of
interventions based on insight
meditation procedure

7. Changes in self-concept
following Vipassana meditation
 Vipssana is often based upon first
establishing a degree of „ collectedness‟
from Samatha practice and then allowing
thoughts and sensation to arise. We
notice the thought, feeling or sensation,
perhaps name it.
 For example, „ anger‟ or „ boredom‟ and
then allow whatever has arisen to pass a
way. We gradually realize that all
thoughts are impermanent, linked with
dissatisfaction, and impersonal.

8. Benefits for both individual and
socially
 The way to help meditation
practitioners to have calm and a
peaceful mind.
 The source of serenity
and a real happiness.

9. Benefits for both individual and
socially
 Good for all human being for their
mental and mind development.
 The way to train our minds to develop
insight and wisdom.
 The way to clear and to purify our
mind form impurities.

10. Benefits for both individual and
socially
 The way to train our minds to be free
from all kinds of mental defilement,
such as hatred, selfish desire, greed,
and ignorance.

11. Samatha and Vipassana
Meditation
 Similarities:
A form of mental concentration that leads
ultimately to enlightenment and spiritual
freedom.
It occupies a central place in all forms of
Buddhism, but has developed
characteristic variations in different
Buddhist traditions

12. Samatha and Vipassana
Meditation
 Difference:
When the mind goes out in samatha
meditation it must be brought back to
primary object, focusting the mind on the
respiration.
The Samatha mediation must not observe
the wandering thought or thinking mind.
He does not need realize any mentality or
physicality.

13. Samatha and Vipassana
Meditation
 Differences:
But the vipassana mediator needs to
realize impermanence, unsatisfactory end
the impersonal nature of the wandering,
thinking mind. He must observe the
wandering thoughts, the thinking mind as
it really occurs, noting „wandering,
wandering‟, „thinking, thinking‟, „imagining,
imagining‟.

14. Samatha and Vipassana
Meditation
 Differences:
Samatha Meditation (Bhavana,
Kamatthana) in Buddhism. Each type has
a different goal and requires a different
technique of practice.
Vipassana Meditation (Insight Meditation,
Satipatthana)-The goal is to observe our
Body and Mind (Rupa and Nama)- as they
truly are until the Wisdom arises. It will
realize that the Body and Mind are not we
nor belong to us.

15. Conclusion
 Samatha and Vipassana meditation
encourage people calm and
deconstruction.
 Training your mind to be wisdom and
mind development.
 Free from selfish desire and
ignorance.
 Concentrate on mind and peaceful.

16. Thanks

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