Insight Meditation

• samatha meditation is sometimes used as preparation for vipassana
• samatha is not a form of meditation but a system of concentration that prepares the mind for deep vipassana meditation
• samatha is about concentration, vipassana is about mindfulness
• vipassana is aimed at insight or clearing the mind
• vipassana is the ability to see things clearly
• vipassana means to recognise the truth of something in a flash, suddenly understanding something
• vipassana means having insight into the nature of life, actually feeling the truth of it as oppose to reading and understanding it
• vipassana allows Buddhists to see what is causing their suffering, what they're attached to, what eightfold path steps and Bhrama Viharas they need to develop