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Buddhist mental training comprises samatha and vipassana. Samatha refers to calming the mind brin... more Buddhist mental training comprises samatha and vipassana. Samatha refers to calming the mind bringing on mindfulness, even up to dhyana. Vipassana is directing the mind to see true reality and its very experience. Both work, like a flying bird's wings to lift us up above ignorance and craving towards awakening and liberation.
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The ultimate goal of Buddhist spirituality is a liberating silence. However, even in worldly comm... more The ultimate goal of Buddhist spirituality is a liberating silence. However, even in worldly communciation, silence sometimes teach better where words will fail. Then there is the silence of meditation. The Buddha uses all these modes of teaching.
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