Ask A Monk: Samatha and Vipassana

"Dear Yuttadhammo, I started with samatha meditation as I read a lot that you have to calm your mind before starting to practise vipassana. What is your interpretation of differences between these two and about which should be first. Thank you"

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[Nicoloe100]

What do Budist mean when they say go deep into your self find your true self ?

[jonoce633]

Would concentrating on a dot for some time also have the benefits of seeing things clearly?

[Johnoines]

I shared this talk on the Facebook Buddhism discurssion group

[tfoster32]

Tell us abouth the magic people experience or achieve threw meditation.

[myayzindhamma]

The difference between Samahta Yanika and Vipassan Yanika:

1. when eating a friut, say an apple (a) removing it's outer layer by knife first (b) eating without removing the outer layer but take out from the mounth later

2. crossing the ocean to reach the other side (a) by a big luxurious ship (d) by swimming

3. building a nation by (a) capitalism (b) communism

Yanika can be translated as "approach", "method" or "way"

In the above 3 examples choice (a)s are samahta and (b)s are vipassana

[brajko2x]

Wonderful! This is the answer I needed.

[gerry2345]

Very interesting talk..

[toastybeer]

wow the best 12.15 min i've ever spent (points to the knowledge gain)

[humaner]

Yuttadhammo What is your view on chanting for example Pureland practice (Amitābha )or even the word Buddho?