Question

Define shamatha, mindfulness, and vipassana? and the relationship between the 3 terms.

Answer 1

• Samatha is a mindfulness practice, which is done by the Buddhist. In this practice breathing is used for the concentration on a single point. It is the process of calmness and being able to free of emotions.
• Mindfulness is the technique of the meditation. It is the way of paying attention in a particular way. The purpose of this practice is to be in present, and being nonjudgmental. In this process the person becomes aware of his/her bodily sensation at each moment.
• Vipasana is the process of the self- purification by self observation. This is also a technique which is started in ancient India. This is also a technique of meditation. By vipasana, person becomes aware of reality of everything.
• Samatha, mindfulness and vipasana are the techniques which are done for the meditation.
• These techniques are different forms of meditation and every technique is related to the each other. They helps to get on the higher level, such as mindfulness helps to get on the samatha and samatha helps to get on the viapasana.
• These practices trigger our different level of consciousness.