Vipassana Meditation

• Meditation: The practice of calming and focusing the mind on spiritual ideas.
• Three Marks of Existence: Anatta, Anicca, Dukkha. Often focused on in Vipassana Meditation.
• Foci of Vipassana Meditation: Changing focus on different objects, emotions and experiences.
• Zazen 


  Seated meditation.
• Seated meditation: Part of Zen Buddhism in Japan. Sitting, relaxing, mindful breathing. Become aware of present moment and keep returning to present moment as other thoughts come and go. Leads to a deeper understanding of the nature of existence.
• Walking mediation: Walking slowly, combining the movement of the feet with the in and out of breath.
• Nibbana 


  A state of complete enlightenment, happiness and peace.
• Enlightenment 


  Realisation of the truth, release from samsara.