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how to meditate

How to Meditate 1

First in a series of 6 videos on how to practice insight meditation. This video discusses both the meaning of meditation and the foundations of meditation practice.


Meditation Instructions – Bhante Vimalaramsi

In this video Bhante Vimalaramsi discusses Vipassana meditation and Loving Kindness meditation. It contains some good general instructions that can be applied to both styles of meditation.


How to practice Zazen

In this video Gudo Nishijima, a zen meditation teacher in his 80s shows the proper way to practice zazen. What I find interesting about this video is the amount of time he devotes to the purely practical instructional aspects of sitting. Unfortunately the camera is not mounted perfectly horizontally, so Master Nishijima is on a bit of a tilt.


Vipassana Meditation Short Intro

This is a good brief introduction to Vipassana meditation with an overview of the process and goals of meditation.