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01-11-2007, 03:14 PM
In this talk, amidst images of nature from Missouri near the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center and California, Bhante Vimalaramsi discusses a ... all » very important step that many meditation teachers have left out in their teaching of the classic Breathing Meditation and other foundations of mindfulness. In this talk he compares the Mahasi Style, taught in Burma, with the method which he proposes that the Buddha really meant to teach, which is what is written in the Theravada Buddhist scriptures, in any number of Suttas, most notably the Satipatthana and Anapansati Suttas.
He talks about a critical step that enables the meditator to reach very high levels of tranquility- even far up into the Jhanas in a relatively short time. Students on his retreats have reported very fast progress over other styles of retreats by implementing this step.
He talks about this different "Tranquil Meditation" he is teaching versus the "Absorption/Momentary Concentration Meditation" of today's Buddhist Vipassana Teachers.
Bhante Vimalaramsi meditated up to 22 hours per day in Burma and finally left because he still felt there was something more. He found that, with Sinhalese teachers in Malayasia who told him, "Throw out the commentaries and only go with the Suttas" After much study and practice he now tells us what he has found.
First he reads the Sutta and then comments on it and relates it to today's meditation practice. For Theravada Vipassana practictioners this is a very important talk.
This is the first half of the talk of the 3rd day talk from the Joshua Tree Set available at Dhammasukha.org Or visit my site for more on Buddhist Meditation Masters archival footage.
This may be freely copied or distributed and I can send a free DVD of this talk to all who are interested. Email me at [email protected]
Watch the video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1525978068254054348)
He talks about a critical step that enables the meditator to reach very high levels of tranquility- even far up into the Jhanas in a relatively short time. Students on his retreats have reported very fast progress over other styles of retreats by implementing this step.
He talks about this different "Tranquil Meditation" he is teaching versus the "Absorption/Momentary Concentration Meditation" of today's Buddhist Vipassana Teachers.
Bhante Vimalaramsi meditated up to 22 hours per day in Burma and finally left because he still felt there was something more. He found that, with Sinhalese teachers in Malayasia who told him, "Throw out the commentaries and only go with the Suttas" After much study and practice he now tells us what he has found.
First he reads the Sutta and then comments on it and relates it to today's meditation practice. For Theravada Vipassana practictioners this is a very important talk.
This is the first half of the talk of the 3rd day talk from the Joshua Tree Set available at Dhammasukha.org Or visit my site for more on Buddhist Meditation Masters archival footage.
This may be freely copied or distributed and I can send a free DVD of this talk to all who are interested. Email me at [email protected]
Watch the video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1525978068254054348)