Related:: [[Vipassana|Vipassanā]], [[Samadhi|Samādhi]] # Samatha (Tranquility) > [!info] > In Samatha, you calm down all [[Sankhara|Saṅkhāra]] and get into the [[Jhana#4th Jhāna|4th Jhāna]] (i.e. ***sabbasaṅkhārasamatho*** in [[Etam Santam|Etan Santan ...]]) ## Definition of Samatha (per [[Anapanassatikatha|Ānāpānassatikathā]]) ![[{Vilas Blog} Practical Anapanassatikatha.md#^quote-samatha]] ## Pairing of Samatha and [[Vipassana|Vipassanā]] > [!tip] The pairing of [[Samatha]] & [[Vipassana]] > - Samatha & Vipassana is like a **"pair of scissors"** -- together, they "cut through" the [[Kilesa|Defilements]]. > - **Both are required** to penetrate DEEP into Dhamma (i.e. gaining [[Nana|Ñāṇa]]) -- you cannot have only one but without the other. > - They're like a **"pair of wings"**, without any of them, one CANNOT fly. > - One should **alternate** between the 2 methods to keep going deeper ([[(2022-08-15) Dhamma discussion - 5 khandas, where to start and what to meditate#^f74556|notes]]) ^both-needed ![[AN4.170 Yuganaddhasutta#^4-ways]] ![[AN10.54 Samathasutta#^question-oneself]] ## Balancing Samatha with [[Viriya|Vīriya]] ![[AN6.55 Soṇasutta#^buddha-on-viriya]] ## Definitions in [[Patisambhidamagga]] ![[Patisambhidamagga#^samatha-vipassana]] ## Videos - [[(2023-01-20) Practice Samatha and Vipassana]] ## Sutta - [[AN10.54 Samathasutta]] - [[AN4.170 Yuganaddhasutta]] - ![[Jhana#^473d2b]]