Buddhist Meditation Explained

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This video is a broad overview of Buddhist meditation techniques aimed at nonspecialists. For those looking to explore more deeply, we recommend the following video, as well as other more indepth videos from from Doug's Dharma. For those looking for examples of guided meditations from Buddhist teachers, and are good places to start.

For a short and accessible introduction to the Satipatthana Sutta, see Don Lopez, ed, "The Establishment of Mindfulness," Norton Anthology of World Religions, pages 193-201.

For a translation of the Satipatthana Sutta, see

For more about samatha and vipassana, see Rupert Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism, pages 174197. For a publicly available resource, see the writings of Alexander Berzin, including

For more about mindfulness, sati, and samprajanna, see Jay Garfield, "Mindfulness and Ethics: Attention, Virtue, and Perfection", in A Mirror Is for Reflection: Understanding Buddhist Ethics, pages 204-207.

For more selections from the Pali Buddhist Canon on meditation and mindfulness, see Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. In the Buddha's WordsAn Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, pages 257300. There are also ample resources on

For those interested in understanding the development of the term mindfulness as used in contemporary society, see Rupert Gethin, "On some definitions of mindfulness," in Contemporary Buddhism, Volume 12, 2011 - Issue 1.

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