Why We Need Both Shamatha and Vipassana
Teacher Narayan Helen Liebenson explains how beginner and seasoned meditators can benefit from cultivating greater tranquility and insight in their practice.
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Narayan Helen Liebenson is a guiding teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, where she has taught since 1985, and at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS). She is the author of When Singing, Just Singing: Life As Meditation and The Magnanimous Heart.
Turning Word
Narayan Helen Liebenson, a guiding teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on her practice.
Practice Questioning
Deep inquiry can be a core aspect of meditation practice. Here’s how to ask skillful questions of ourselves.
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The Refuge of Sitting
A reader from Boise, Idaho wries: "How do I develop a disciplined sitting practice?"
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Questioning The Question
Three contemporary voices address an age-old theme.
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The Principles and Practices of Samatha Vipassana
Meditation teacher Narayan Helen Liebenson investigates how samatha (calming the mind) and vipassana (inquiring into the true nature of phenomena) fit together.
Good Question! The Art of Meditative Inquiry
The Buddha encouraged us to investigate our experiences, but some ways of questioning mire us in confusion while others are liberating. Dharma and Insight Meditation teacher Narayan Helen Liebenson helps us distinguish skillful from unskillful types…
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