20120512 satipatthana meditation and buddhism practice

Updated Mar 2010

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禪修學佛入門 Introduction to

Buddhism and Meditation2012/04/14

Buddhist Association of CanadaCham Shan Temple

Updated Mar 2010

Buddhist Association of CanadaCham Shan Temple

ná mó fó tuó南無佛陀

Namo Buddha

ná mó dá mó 南無達摩

Namo Dharma

ná mó sēng qié南無僧伽

Namo Sangha

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A Practical Approach to Vipassana Meditation

Insight Meditation



To purify the mind of all negative tendencies - greed, anger and delusion, through mind control.

The Main Objective of Insight Meditation



The 1st factor is clarity of the mind.

The 2nd factor is stability, calmness and peace.

The 3rd factor is alertness of the mind.

Three factors in Mindfulness



To keep the mind in the present moment.

To keep mindfulness clear, alert and calm.

To see what is truly happening to meditation object.

The Purpose of Meditation Practice



Kayanupassana Satipatthana 觀身不淨 (Mindfulness of Body)

Vedananupassana Satipatthana 觀受是苦 (Mindfulness of Feelings)

Cittanupassana Satipatthana 觀心無常 (Mindfulness of Mind)

Dhammanupassana Satipatthana 觀法無我 (Mindfulness of Phenomena)

Satipatthana Vipassana Meditationn 四念住



Mindfulness is a mental state - “thoroughness,” “alertness” or “awareness.”

Mindfulness is knowing the true, not only just knowing the object.

When one is mindful, there is no greed, anger or delusion.

One is in full control of his mind and is in a position to handle well in any situation .

What is Mindfulness?



Cannot speculate or have ideas about it;

Can be realized only through bare attention.

To be mindful without thinking at the present moment,.

One should be mindful with bare attention on the presently occurring phenomena which appears to the mind as a true characteristic.

Experience the Truth



Get to see the relationships of true characteristics with one another.

Lead to direct experience of the three general characteristics of existence—Dukkha, Anicca, andAnatta (suffering, impermanence and non-self).

Eliminate affliction and suffering at the end.

Result - Eliminate Suffering



Observe the contact area during sitting.

Recognize number of touch points.

Do not time how long it takes for each observation.

If sleepy, change object or touch point.

Watch arising and falling without commenting.

MINDFULNESS Of BODY



Do not watch breathing at the tip of the nose.

Do not visualize, count or control breathing.

Do not just concentrate on object without mindfulness.

Cannot be mindful without the three characteristics of “suffering, change and non-self”.

Let the true realities appear by themselves.

Vipassana basically means watching realities.

MINDFULNESS OF BODY



Be mindful on eating, answering calls, watching TV, wearing clothes, washing dishes, etc…

Train your mind to be mindful, at all times and in all aspects of life.

With mindfulness on daily activities one can attain the highest freedom.

DAILY ACTIVITIES



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yuàn xiāo sān zhàng zhū fán năo

願消三障諸煩惱We wish to rid ourselves of the three hindrances and all klesas.

yuàn dé zhì huì zhēn míng lĭao

願得智慧真明了We wish to gain wisdom and real understanding.

pŭ yuàn zuì zhàng xī xiāo chú

普願罪障悉消除 We wish all sinful hindrances to be totally eradicated.

shì shì cháng xíng pú sà dào

世世常行菩薩道In one life after another we always follow Bodhisattvas’ paths.

回向Parinamana (Transfer of Merit)

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