This 56-page booklet is a 1957 translation of an introductory discourse given by the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw on the purpose, method of practice, and benefits of the system of meditation which he taught, called Satipa h na Vipassana. The treatise includes a brief explication of Vipassana's place in the Buddha's teaching and its connection with the theoretical foundation in the Abhidhamma teaching, and proceeds with detailed instructions on the practice of the different aspects of insight meditation. The Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw (1904-1982) was one of the most eminent of the scholar-monks and meditation teachers of Burma of the past century. In 1949 he was requested by the then Prime Minister U Nu to come to Rangoon to give training in meditation practice. He conducted intensive meditation courses at the Thathana Yeiktha Meditation Centre until his death in 1982.

Satipatthana Vipassana

Mahasi Sayadaw

Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka

The practice of Vipassana or insight meditation was described by the Buddha as the direct way, for the overcoming of all sorrow and grief and for realizing Nibbana, the state of perfect liberation from suffering. The essence of this practice consists in the four foundations of mindfulness: mindful contemplation of the body, feelings, state of mind, and mind objects. Combining extensive knowledge of the Buddhist scriptures with profound [personal experience, the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw has ordered the various aspects of Vipassana into a clear, simple and direct system that has spread widely in both the East and the West. In the present work he explains in lucid language the key steps in the practice of Vipassana. The first part of his work provides instructions in the basic exercises to be undertaken by a newcomer to the meditation. The second part sketches the progressive stages of insight that unfold as the practice advances toward its goal. The Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw was one of th

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Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Buddhist Publication Society

The practice of Vipassana or insight meditation was described by the Buddha as the direct way for the overcoming of all sorrow and grief and for realizing Nibbana, the state of perfect liberation from suffering. The essence of this practice consists in the four foundations of mindfulness: mindful contemplation of the body, feelings, states of mind, and mind objects.

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