Samatha: May use kasinas, Tries to focus on one object, Sees breath as a 'bridge which connects life to consciousness', May consider the mind an elephant, Means 'calming', Vipassana: May use walking meditation, Means 'insight meditation', Involves developing understanding of nature of reality, The meditator might switch their attention during meditation , Includes Zazen, which translates as 'seated meditation', Visualisation: May use mandalas, May use thangkas, Will often think about 'deities', May consider the Medicine Buddha, Meditator tries to perceive the object as fully as they can ,

Samatha, Vipassana or Visualisation?

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