Five Guidelines for Inner Safety
An Insight teacher provides practical tips for staying with different experiences while engaging in seated meditation
Vipassana (Insight)
The Delusion of Memory
A monk in the Thai forest tradition presents a teaching on the essential differences between intellectual understanding and direct insight.
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Meet a Teacher: Matthew Hepburn
A young teacher embraces gratitude for his students.
Anna Douglas, a Founding Teacher of Spirit Rock, Has Died
Meditation teacher Anne Cushman remembers her friend.
Hollow Bamboo Breathing
A breathing practice for journeying into deeper states of self
What Is Vipassana Meditation?
Vipassana is a Buddhist term that means insight, or clear seeing, and is a popular Buddhist meditation technique
Wholeness Is No Trifling Matter
In her book Black and Buddhist, Buddhist teacher Ruth King reflects on bias and the path to true freedom.
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.
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.
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