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Samatha
L’idée du sacrifice, de l’expiation, de la souffrance rédemptrice, est si profondément ancrée dans nos esprits que nous ne pouvons pas imaginer la possibilité d’être heureux sans rien faire, gratuitement.
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Le dévot reçoit la beauté dans la mesure où il se perd lui-même. Pourtant, le nibbāna (nirvāna, en sanskrit) ne donne rien. Il est ce qu’il est, au-delà de l’être et du non-être. Les rayons du soleil brillent pour tous, en sont illuminés ceux qui ouvrent les volets de leur esprit. Ici encore le langage nous trompe. Une phrase comme « le soleil brille » semble vouloir dire qu’un sujet – le soleil – se mettrait à briller par un acte réfléchi et volontaire. En réalité, il n’y a ni sujet ni attribut. « Ça brille », devrait-on dire, ou mieux encore, « ça soleille ».
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Je m’intéresse à ces aspects subtils de la psychologie expérimentale bouddhiste qu’on appelle les nimitta ou signes de concentration. Il y en a trois : le parikamma-nimitta, ou signe préparatoire, qui n’est autre que l’objet de concentration lui-même, par exemple la sensation physique du souffle située au niveau des narines ; l’uggaha-nimitta, ou signe d’apprentissage, qui est une image mentale du signe préparatoire. Par exemple, l’image réflexe de la sensation du souffle, ou bien celle d’une pièce de soie blanche ou d’autres couleurs ou formes. Il est à noter que différents signes peuvent apparaître à différentes personnes selon leurs différentes perceptions. Il est donc vain de vouloir obtenir le même signe qu’une autre personne, si elle venait à nous le décrire, ce qui est d’ailleurs fortement déconseillé en dehors des entretiens individualisés avec son instructeur ; enfin le patibhāga-nimitta, ou signe réfléchi, qui est une image mentale très claire et lumineuse pouvant ressembler, selon les textes anciens, « à l’étoile du soir, un rubis circulaire, une perle, ou encore au disque de la lune ». Ici encore, les différentes formes de nimitta ne peuvent être reproduites en raison des différentes perceptions des personnes, mais aussi du changement de perception se produisant chez la même personne. Tandis que le signe d’apprentissage n’est pas d’une grande clarté, dit Pa-Auk, le signe réfléchi est, quant à lui, parfaitement lumineux.
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« Si vous faites quelque chose dans le seul but d’obtenir un certain gain, cela vous causera de la souffrance. Essayez vous-même ! Vous voulez rendre votre esprit paisible ? Alors asseyez-vous et essayez de le rendre paisible : vous souffrirez ! Essayez ! »
Ajahn Chah
Alain Durel dans Samatha, la pratique de la sérénité. Carnet de voyage au Sri-Lanka
Une pièce musicale de Matthew Halsall – Samatha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_f-8pDR6xE
#acceptation #AlainDurel #apprentissage #attention #beauté #bouddhisme #carnetDeVoyage #concentration #conscience #dévot #entretienPersonnalisé #espritPaisible #esprits #gain #gratuitement #imageMentale #imaginer #instructeur #Nibbāna #nimitta #nirvāna #nonêtre #PaAuk #parikammaNimitta #patibhāgaNimitta #pratique #psychologieExpérimentale #réalité #sacrifice #Samatha #sérénité #sensationPhysique #signe #souffle #souffrance #souffranceRédemptrice #SriLanka #uggahaNimitta #Vivre -
after meditating in nature, in the wild mountains or bathed in the beautiful energy of the west coast of scotland, the extraordinary samye ling temple is a compulsory stop on the journey. it is such an amazing place, and a long sitting there was a really powerful and deep experience.
#meditation #samatha #vipassana #mindfulness #buddhism #kagyu #scotland #nature
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after meditating in nature, in the wild mountains or bathed in the beautiful energy of the west coast of scotland, the extraordinary samye ling temple is a compulsory stop on the journey. it is such an amazing place, and a long sitting there was a really powerful and deep experience.
#meditation #samatha #vipassana #mindfulness #buddhism #kagyu #scotland #nature
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after meditating in nature, in the wild mountains or bathed in the beautiful energy of the west coast of scotland, the extraordinary samye ling temple is a compulsory stop on the journey. it is such an amazing place, and a long sitting there was a really powerful and deep experience.
#meditation #samatha #vipassana #mindfulness #buddhism #kagyu #scotland #nature
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after meditating in nature, in the wild mountains or bathed in the beautiful energy of the west coast of scotland, the extraordinary samye ling temple is a compulsory stop on the journey. it is such an amazing place, and a long sitting there was a really powerful and deep experience.
#meditation #samatha #vipassana #mindfulness #buddhism #kagyu #scotland #nature
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📖 Jhana Training Manual (A ✨NEW✨, free, 127-page book)
Tags: #Samatha #Samadhi
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/jhana-training_piskacek-thomas -
📖 Jhana Training Manual (A ✨NEW✨, free, 127-page book)
Tags: #Samatha #Samadhi
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/jhana-training_piskacek-thomas -
📖 Jhana Training Manual (A ✨NEW✨, free, 127-page book)
Tags: #Samatha #Samadhi
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/jhana-training_piskacek-thomas -
📖 Jhana Training Manual (A ✨NEW✨, free, 127-page book)
Tags: #Samatha #Samadhi
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/jhana-training_piskacek-thomas -
📖 Jhana Training Manual (A ✨NEW✨, free, 127-page book)
Tags: #Samatha #Samadhi
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/jhana-training_piskacek-thomas -
#Meditation in #Buddhism is not merely a technique for calming the mind, but the core of the path to liberation. Integrating calming (#samatha) and insight (#vipassanā), it transforms perception, dismantles suffering’s roots (#dukkha), and fosters ethical character — bridging philosophy and lived experience.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-meditation/
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#Meditation in #Buddhism is not merely a technique for calming the mind, but the core of the path to liberation. Integrating calming (#samatha) and insight (#vipassanā), it transforms perception, dismantles suffering’s roots (#dukkha), and fosters ethical character — bridging philosophy and lived experience.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-meditation/
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#Meditation in #Buddhism is not merely a technique for calming the mind, but the core of the path to liberation. Integrating calming (#samatha) and insight (#vipassanā), it transforms perception, dismantles suffering’s roots (#dukkha), and fosters ethical character — bridging philosophy and lived experience.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-meditation/
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#Meditation in #Buddhism is not merely a technique for calming the mind, but the core of the path to liberation. Integrating calming (#samatha) and insight (#vipassanā), it transforms perception, dismantles suffering’s roots (#dukkha), and fosters ethical character — bridging philosophy and lived experience.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-meditation/
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#Meditation in #Buddhism is not merely a technique for calming the mind, but the core of the path to liberation. Integrating calming (#samatha) and insight (#vipassanā), it transforms perception, dismantles suffering’s roots (#dukkha), and fosters ethical character — bridging philosophy and lived experience.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-meditation/
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📰 The Neurophysiological Correlates of Religious Chanting (A free, 9-page article from 2019)
Tags: #Chanting #Religion #Neuroscience #Samatha #Pureland
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/neurophysiological-correlates-of_gao-junling-et-al -
📰 The Neurophysiological Correlates of Religious Chanting (A free, 9-page article from 2019)
Tags: #Chanting #Religion #Neuroscience #Samatha #Pureland
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/neurophysiological-correlates-of_gao-junling-et-al -
📰 The Neurophysiological Correlates of Religious Chanting (A free, 9-page article from 2019)
Tags: #Chanting #Religion #Neuroscience #Samatha #Pureland
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/neurophysiological-correlates-of_gao-junling-et-al -
📰 The Neurophysiological Correlates of Religious Chanting (A free, 9-page article from 2019)
Tags: #Chanting #Religion #Neuroscience #Samatha #Pureland
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/neurophysiological-correlates-of_gao-junling-et-al -
📰 The Neurophysiological Correlates of Religious Chanting (A free, 9-page article from 2019)
Tags: #Chanting #Religion #Neuroscience #Samatha #Pureland
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/neurophysiological-correlates-of_gao-junling-et-al -
📰 Common Core Thesis and Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Mysticism in Chinese Buddhist Monks and Nuns (A free, 17-page article from 2011)
Tags: #Samadhi #Samatha #Zen
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/common-core-thesis-and-qualitative-and_chen-zhuo -
📰 Common Core Thesis and Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Mysticism in Chinese Buddhist Monks and Nuns (A free, 17-page article from 2011)
Tags: #Samadhi #Samatha #Zen
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/common-core-thesis-and-qualitative-and_chen-zhuo -
📰 Common Core Thesis and Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Mysticism in Chinese Buddhist Monks and Nuns (A free, 17-page article from 2011)
Tags: #Samadhi #Samatha #Zen
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/common-core-thesis-and-qualitative-and_chen-zhuo -
📰 Common Core Thesis and Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Mysticism in Chinese Buddhist Monks and Nuns (A free, 17-page article from 2011)
Tags: #Samadhi #Samatha #Zen
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/common-core-thesis-and-qualitative-and_chen-zhuo -
📰 Common Core Thesis and Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Mysticism in Chinese Buddhist Monks and Nuns (A free, 17-page article from 2011)
Tags: #Samadhi #Samatha #Zen
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/common-core-thesis-and-qualitative-and_chen-zhuo -
nada 19 - listening meditation
a #healing journey through the #resonance of the #FiveElements
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-19-live-stream-10-march-2024
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #FieldRecording #electroacoustic #improvisation #electronic #ambient #shakuhachi
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nada 19 - listening meditation
a #healing journey through the #resonance of the #FiveElements
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-19-live-stream-10-march-2024
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #FieldRecording #electroacoustic #improvisation #electronic #ambient #shakuhachi
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nada 19 - listening meditation
a #healing journey through the #resonance of the #FiveElements
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-19-live-stream-10-march-2024
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #FieldRecording #electroacoustic #improvisation #electronic #ambient #shakuhachi
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nada 18 - listening meditation
deep listening with #contemporary #electroacoustic #improvisation
a #healing journey through the #resonance of the #FiveElements
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-18-live-stream-09-february-2024
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #FieldRecordings
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nada 18 - sound meditation
now available to stream + DLhttps://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-18-live-stream-09-february-2024
deep listening #healing journey through the #resonance of the #FiveElements
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #electroacoustic #improvisation #FieldRecordings
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sound meditation
practice mindfulness of listening with field recordings of the five elements
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-17-live-stream-11-january-2024#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #electroacoustic #improvisation #FieldRecordings #resonance #healing #beatfrequencies
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nada 17 - listening meditation
deep listening
a #healing journey through the #resonance of the #FiveElementshttps://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-17-live-stream-11-january-2024
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #electroacoustic #improvisation #FieldRecordings
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nada 16 - listening meditation
deep listening to the elements and their resonance
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-16-live-stream-12-december-2023
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha #sound #meditation #deeplistening #electroacoustic #improvisation #FieldRecordings #FiveElements #resonance #chakra #healing
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nada 15 - listening meditation
deep listening to the elements and their resonance
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/nada-15-live-stream-16-november-2023
#nada #mindfulness #vipassana #samatha
#sound #meditation
#deeplistening #electroacoustic #improvisation
#FieldRecordings #FiveElements #resonance
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[Treasure Mountain Podcast] #Samatha: developing calm and tranquillity in #meditation | Prof. Peter Harvey #treasureMountainPodcast
https://podcastaddict.com/treasure-mountain-podcast/episode/166851501 via #PodcastAddict -
[Treasure Mountain Podcast] #Samatha: developing calm and tranquillity in #meditation | Prof. Peter Harvey #treasureMountainPodcast
https://podcastaddict.com/treasure-mountain-podcast/episode/166851501 via #PodcastAddict -
[Treasure Mountain Podcast] #Samatha: developing calm and tranquillity in #meditation | Prof. Peter Harvey #treasureMountainPodcast
https://podcastaddict.com/treasure-mountain-podcast/episode/166851501 via #PodcastAddict -
[Treasure Mountain Podcast] #Samatha: developing calm and tranquillity in #meditation | Prof. Peter Harvey #treasureMountainPodcast
https://podcastaddict.com/treasure-mountain-podcast/episode/166851501 via #PodcastAddict -
[Treasure Mountain Podcast] #Samatha: developing calm and tranquillity in #meditation | Prof. Peter Harvey #treasureMountainPodcast
https://podcastaddict.com/treasure-mountain-podcast/episode/166851501 via #PodcastAddict -
"Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness" | Plum Village
Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, Majjhima Nikāya 10
https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-the-four-establishments-of-mindfulness
This is one of the most relevant sutras (Buddha discourses). Simple yet so deep. Note: "bhikkhu" means (and is usually translated as) "monk".
#Buddhism #Sati #Mindfulness #Meditation #Samatha