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Ven. Pannyavaro
Insight Meditation
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INSIGHT MEDITATION WORKSHOP - ONLINE
with Venerable Pannyavaro
Introduction
This course describes a series of meditation exercises and some practical
advice on how to apply them. It works best if you follow the course
progressively, giving each sequence of instructions a good 'work-out'
before proceeding further.
Meditation is the intelligent heart of the Buddha's way; the only criterion is
that you should apply it to daily life. The purpose of this meditation course
is not to create a system of beliefs, but rather to give guidance on how to
see clearly into the nature of the mind. In this way, you can have first-hand
understanding of the way things are, without reliance on opinions or
theories - a direct experience, which has its own vitality.
This course has been prepared with both beginners and experienced
practitioners in mind. A feature of this workshop is that you are
encouraged to share your meditation experience with others, as it will
enrich not only their practice but also your own as well. So your questions
and my responses will be posted here as we go along. Above all, feel free
to ask for clarification on any aspect of the practice presented here.
The Internet is a new medium to learn the ancient art of meditation but it is
still mostly text based. This Online meditation workshop can be more
interactive with your involvement. To facilitate this, there is a question form
in the program, which you can use to ask questions about the practice and
the answers will be e-mailed back to you.
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INSIGHT MEDITATION WORKSHOP - ONLINE
Overview of the Practice
It is necessary to appreciate the nature of ‘practice’ as applied to meditation as it
could mistakenly be taken to imply the notion of control. This is far from the case,
as the meditator needs to maintain sensitivity and a flowing receptivity to the
experience without deliberately