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How to Practice Shamatha Meditation

By Lama Rod Owens — 2020

Shamatha meditation—mindfulness or concentration—is the foundation of Buddhist practice. Lama Rod Owens teaches us a version from the Vajrayana tradition.

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The word samatha can be translated as “tranquility” or “serenity.” In the samatha practices, our primary task is to focus on one object to the exclusion of everything else — in other words, to develop concentration.

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Calming (Samatha) Meditation