Vipassana (विपश्यना) — "clear seeing" or "insight" (from Sanskrit vi = special + passana = seeing) — is the meditation technique taught by the Buddha to directly experience the three characteristics of existence: impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anatta). Unlike samatha (tranquility) meditation which calms the mind, Vipassana is insight meditation that develops wisdom through systematic observation of reality. The technique involves observing bodily sensations and mental p
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