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Types of Meditation
Learning Outcome
Pupils will be able to describe
1. Samatha meditation
2. Vipassana meditation
3. Zen meditation
You’ve already seen in a previous
lesson that there are different
ways of meditating. You can do it
sitting down, walking, eating on your
own, with others and in many other
ways. There’s no one way of
meditating.
Samatha Meditation: Stilling
According to many Buddhists,
the thoughts of the mind are
like a monkey that won’t stay
still.
What problems are there with not being able to
control your mind?
1. You can’t control your tanha’s
2. Your bad roots are more likely to control your
actions
Samatha Meditation: Stilling
There are levels of ‘trance’ that can be achieved
through this type of meditation. These levels are
called Jhana.
It’s thought that if you if you get very good at
this you can gain psychic powers and you can
levitate.
Good
morning
But you can’t meditate to get these
powers. That would be a tanha.
Samatha Meditation: Stilling
What to think about when meditating:
1. Positive thoughts about all other beings.
2. How to help others who suffer
3. Sharing in the joy of those who are happy
4. Experiencing love for everything equally
Vipassana Meditation: Revealing
This is about seeing reality for what it
really is. This includes the reality of the
world and the reality of ourselves.
We need to peel back the layers of
ourselves to reveal what we are
really like. As the 3 Marks of
existence show us, we are easily
decieved about the way things are.
Vipassana Meditation: Revealing
Vipassana is
thought to be
more
important for
achieving
Nibbana than
Samatha, as
Samatha gives
temporary
peace,
whereas
Vipassana
provides true
understanding
which lasts
even when
you’re not
meditating.
Zen Meditation: Quizzing If a tree
What is
the sound
of one hand
clapping?
This is more
important to
Mahayana
Buddhists
One method that
Zen B’s use is the
Koan. This is done
by asking
questions that
have no answer.
Examples of this
are:
falls and noone can hear
it, does it
make a
sound?
It uses a
variety of
methods to
provide
insight
1. Describe some of the aims of meditation (4KU)
2. How can meditation help to develop the Buddhist’s understanding
of anicca and anatta? (6KU)
3. What is the meaning of the term ‘mindfulness’? (2KU)
4. Describe the two types of Buddhist meditation (Samatha and
Vipsanna) Give examples for each. (6KU)
5. How important is meditation in Buddhism? In which respects?
(4AE)
6.What does meditation have to offer non-Buddhists? (3AE)
Buddhism
The Human Condition –
o The 3 Marks of Existence
o The 1st Noble Truth (Life is Dukkha)
o The 2nd Noble Truth (Dukkha is caused by Tanha)
The Goals o Karma
o The 3rd Noble Truth (You can stop Dukkha by
stoping Tanha)
o Nibbana
The Means –
o The Three Jewels
o The Noble Eightfold Path / The 4th Noble Truth
o The 5 Precepts
o Meditation and Prayer