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6 Week Introductory Course
In Mindfulness Meditation
1st Week – Mindfulness of Breathing
by Gil Fronsdal
Source:
Insight Meditation Centre – 108 Birch St., Redwood City, Ca 94062 [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.insightmeditationcenter.org
Insight meditation, or Vipassana, is one of the central teachings of the
Buddha. It has continued as a living practice for 2500 years. At the
heart of insight meditation is the practice of mindfulness, the
cultivation of clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While
mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and
clarity to the pressures of daily life, it is also a spiritual path that
gradually dissolves the barriers to the full development of our wisdom
and compassion.
During the six-week introductory course, the basic instructions in
insight meditation are given sequentially, each week building on the
previous one.
o The first week focuses on the basics of meditation and on
mindfulness of breathing.
o The second week discusses mindfulness of the body and expands
the area of attention to include all our physical experiences.
o The third week introduces mindfulness of emotions,
o The fourth week mindfulness of thinking,
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