Insight Meditation
by Joseph Goldstein
Goldstein's practice guide: the basics of vipassana, hindrances, the progress of insight, and answers to the questions students actually ask. Clear and free of ornament.
Read it if…
you want vipassana instruction from one of its Western founders.
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you want Zen.
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Three things you will actually use
- Note; return; continue.
- Hindrances are the practice.
- Insight arises; it is not made.
Do this first
Read the instructions and sit for twenty minutes.
Our verdict
Vipassana, plainly.
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