Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing
By Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
Buddhist meditation has two aspects- shamatha and vispashyana. We tend to stress the importance of vispashyana, (“looking deeply”) because it can bring us insight and liberate us from suffering and afflictions.
But the practice of shamatha (“stopping”) is fundamental. If we cannot stop, we cannot have insight.
There is a story in Zen circles about a man and a horse. The horse is galloping quickly,...
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