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We do both kinds of meditation here, samatha AND vipassana

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Cross-posting this from !fullmoviesonyoutube@lemm.ee because of its focus on meditation.

This is the best film about a 13th century zen master that you're likely to see in a while. OK, maybe that's too specific. Anyway, if you're at all interested in Asian history or Buddhism, this is for you.

Russell Edwards of Variety described it as "The origins of a spiritual tradition are depicted with prerequisite solemnity and a pleasing veneer of arthouse showmanship."[5] Mark Schilling, writing for The Japan Times, gave the film three and a half stars and described it as a "rare serious film about this form of Buddhism, which has had a huge cultural influence but is little understood — let alone practiced — by ordinary Japanese."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_(2009_film)

In Japanese and Chinese, with English subtitles:

In Japanese and Chinese, with Spanish subtitles:

In Japanese and Chinese, with French subtitles:

Besides, the following image deserves to be a reaction meme:

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cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/9441941

It's hard to find people who do. There isn't a meditation community here so I made one (leminal.space/meditation).

Meditation is pretty great.

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It is variously called samatha, concentration meditation, anapanasati, silence, pacification and the technique of irritability. I like to call it shrinking.

Sometimes I'm asked how to do it. It's as straightforward as pushups. No rocket science here. And it's also as difficult as pushups. And the more you do it the better it gets. And there are depths beyond depths. If you want magic, power and a nice high, you can go wronger. And if you are a sperg then you have a definite leg-up.

Sit down in your meditation spot. Back straight. Breathe from your belly. Eyes closed. Relax.

Put your attention on the feeling of breath in the tip of your nose.

(Give the end of your nose a little pinch. Feel that? That's where you put it).

The game is to hold your attention on the tip of your nose without moving it.

You will get distracted. Your attention will get drawn to other things. You will have all kinds of interesting thoughts, feelings, etc. You will daydream.

Whenever you catch yourself doing that, put your attention right back on the tip of your nose again.

Keep it there as perfectly as you can.

That's it. That's the whole technique.

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I mean, when you meditate?

I used to do half-lotus on a rolled up blanket. Now I use a seiza bench. It's great.

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I do vipassana every day. It turns me into a big fluffy cloud, awarenessly speaking.

What's your technique and what are its effects upon you?