Source:: https://spiritualessence.in/2023/04/24/meditation-step-by-step/ # Meditation – Step by Step | Anumodana Sankalpa | By [[Vilas]] Tags:: [[Meditation]], [[Samatha, Vipassana, and Anupassana]], [[Vipassana|Vipassanā]] *by anagārika Vilas Kadival* _First posted at:_ 2023-04-24 _Updated at:_ 2023-09-12 > [!tldr] What is meditation? > Meditation involves three things: > > 1. *Samatha* – Tranquility of mind > 2. *Vipassana* – Insight into the dhamma or things created > 3. *Anupassana* – Deep dive and investigate. When Anupassana happens, the defilements (*asavas*) get eliminated. > > **Thus, with meditation, one is able to get rid of greed, hatred and delusion which brings in “voidness” which is when nibbanā is experienced.** > [!success] Verification of result > When the above is properly followed, one should be able to experience as per table below and should be the yardstick to measure our progress irrespective of whatever tradition / method / practice one has been introduced to as in Burmese, Sri Lankan, Thai etc., > > | | Reference: [[MN26 Pāsarāsisutta#^7-qualities-sutta\|MN26 Pāsarāsisutta]] | > | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | > | **_nibbidāya_** | Experiencing foulness in body, breaking of every material object, losing the objects one desires and hence gets “dis-illusioned” of all conditioned things | > | **_virāgāya_** | Seeing that senses do not give any lasting pleasure as there is moment to moment arising and passing way which makes mind anxious to get it back, which never happens | > | **_nirodhāya_** | Seeing that anything that arises, passes away.<br>Can be seen in breath, person, any objects or things | > | **_upasamāya_** | Getting a relief, peaceful, calm feeling due to the above practice | > | **_abhiññāya_** | Seeing for oneself what is the truth – Ex: Food is the source of everything – physical and mental instead of treating as a person, as a friend, as a wife, as a son etc., | > | **_sambodhāya_** | Penetrating and experiencing for oneself 4 NOBLE TRUTH | > | **_nibbānāya_** | Ending of craving, which then removes raga, dvesa and moha and attains nibbanā | > > This is my yardstick of progress to see how far in Dhamma I’ve reached. Having understood and known correctly, able to practice dhamma for ending of pain ^7-qualities We need to note that there are 3 aspects to be developed in Buddha’s method of meditation: 1. **_Sīla_** – Removal of immoral qualities and developing moral qualities in the mind (*citta*) 2. **_Samādhi_** – Refers to “maintaining a particular state’ where in mind is made to remain tranquil. This would involve being in ‘_sīla_‘ throughout the day where in ‘*sati*‘- mindfulness / awareness has to be developed 3. **_Pañña_** – Got through *Vipassanā and Anupassanā* practice which happens along with *silá* and *samādhi* ## Steps > [!info] TODO: Incomplete > See remaining at: https://spiritualessence.in/2023/04/24/meditation-step-by-step/