Meditation
Learn different Buddhist meditation techniques and all the tools you need to establish a daily meditation practice.
More About Meditation
There’s more to meditation than sitting and watching your breath. The Tibetan word for meditation, gom, means “familiarizing” or “habituating.” Here you’ll find talks and guided meditations on techniques to train the mind and develop the virtuous qualities needed to become a fully awakened buddha.
Guided meditations by Venerable Thubten Chodron are also available on the Insight Timer app.
Subcategories
Concentration
Teachings from the annual Cultivating Concentration Retreat held over Labor Day weekend.
VIEW CATEGORYDeity Meditation
Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.
VIEW CATEGORYGuided Meditations
Guided meditations to tame the mind and generate the stages of the path to awakening.
VIEW CATEGORYMindfulness
The Buddhist approach to cultivating mindfulness for the purpose of attaining liberation and full awakening.
VIEW CATEGORYPrayers and Practices
Buddhist prayers and ritual practices to steer our thoughts and actions in a beneficial direction.
VIEW CATEGORYPreliminary Practices
Preliminary practices (ngöndro) to purify our minds and deepen our meditation practice.
VIEW CATEGORYRelated Books
Featured Series
Kamalashila's "Stages of Meditation" with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe (2022)
Commentary by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe on 8th-century Indian master Kamalashila’s "Stages of Meditation," instructions on the paths of meditation that lead to the fully awakened state of Buddhahood.
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Attachment and jealousy
How to work with attachment to ideas and the antidotes to jealousy.
View PostThe hidden pain of attachment
Concluding the discussion on anger and moving to the disadvantages of attachment.
View PostAntidotes to anger
Reviewing the disadvantages of anger and exploring specific antidotes for this affliction.
View PostUnderstanding anger
Exploring the four vows of a Medicine Buddha and the disadvantages of anger.
View PostMedicine Buddha’s 12 vows
Addressing questions from the previous talk and exploring Medicine buddha's twelve vows.
View PostMedicine Buddha sadhana
Continuing the explanation of the Medicine Buddha sadhana and answering questions about the practice.
View PostWhat to expect in retreat
How to overcome challenges during meditation and an overview of the lamrim.
View PostIntroduction to Medicine Buddha
An introduction to the Medicine Buddha practice outlining who he is and explaining the mantra.
View PostEquanimity meditation with commentary
Examining our attitudes toward others to develop equanimity.
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