Samatha | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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Samatha


00:00:25 1 Etymology
00:01:05 2 Samatha and vipassana
00:03:49 3 Theravāda and the Vipassana movement
00:04:00 3.1 Function
00:07:10 3.2 Objects of meditation
00:07:51 3.3 Signs and stages of joy
00:09:22 3.4 Variations
00:10:16 4 Indo-Tibetan tradition
00:11:13 4.1 Mahayana sūtras
00:12:17 4.1.1 Dhyana
00:12:53 4.2 Factors in śamatha
00:13:34 4.2.1 Nine mental abidings
00:17:26 4.2.2 Five faults and eight antidotes
00:18:01 4.2.2.1 Five faults
00:18:57 4.2.2.2 Eight antidotes
00:19:56 4.2.3 Six Powers
00:20:34 4.2.4 Four modes of mental engagement
00:21:11 4.3 Mahāmudrā and dzogchen
00:24:11 4.4 Relationship with ivipaśyanā/i
00:24:59 5 Similar practices in other religions
00:25:36 6 See also



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Samatha (Pāli) or śamatha (Sanskrit: शमथ; Chinese: 止 zhǐ) is a quality of mind which is developed (bhāvanā भावना) in tandem with vipassana (insight) by calming the mind (citta चित्त) and its 'formations' (saṅkhāra संस्कार). This is done by practicing single-pointed meditation, most commonly through mindfulness of breathing. Samatha is common to many Buddhist traditions.