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Shamatha and Vipashyana

Extrasensory Perception Gained in a State of Shamatha
Through the power of achieving a stilled and settled state of mind and attaining the first level of mental constancy, practitioners can attain certain extrasensory awareness.
in Shamatha
Commentary on “Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance” – Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
A detailed line-by-line commentary on the shorter of the Ninth Karmapa’s two texts on the Karma Kagyu tradition of mahamudra meditation.
in Mahamudra: Advanced
Meditation States That Are Discerning or Stabilizing
Shamatha emphasizes stabilizing meditation. Vipashyana emphasizes discerning meditation. A state of vipashyana is pervasive with being a state of the joined pair: stabilizing and discerning meditations.
in Shamatha
Achieving Shamatha
An analysis of how to remain focused – what are the conducive conditions and deterrents of shamatha meditation. 
in Shamatha
Meditation Advice for Lam-rim Practice
Our meditation practice requires us to first analyze and understand the Dharma in order to integrate it into ourselves.
in The Three Scopes
Commentary on “Root Text for Mahamudra” – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey explains the Fourth Panchen Lama’s text that forms the basis for the Gelug/Kagyu tradition of mahamudra meditation on the nature of the mind.
in Mahamudra: Advanced
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