Vipassana Meditation-Objects of Insight Mediation

 

The Samatha Meditation is the more practical and easy way of meditation. 

There are about 40 objects for Samatha Bhavana (Vissudhi Magga has over 1000 objects and it is a bizarre exegesis) and one should select one which suits the personalty.

Objects of Insight Mediation

 

There is lot of commercial advertisement to meditation, 

I thought of giving a little resume for the novice.

 

There are 18 kinds of insight knowledge that can be used as objects of Vipassana Meditation.

It is Knowledge or Truth or Dhamma based meditation as opposed to Samatha Meditation.

1. Annitta Contemplation of impermanence

2. Dukkha Contemplation of unsatisfactoriness (suffering)

3. Anatta Contemplation of non self

4. Nibbhidana Contemplation of disinclination or aversion

5. Viraga Contemplation of dispassionateness

6. Nidodha Contemplation of extinction or cessation

7. Patinissangga Contemplation of of abandonment

8. Khayanu Contemplation of body

9. Vayanu Contemplation of state vanishing

10. Viparinama Contemplation of state change

11. Animitta Contemplation of state of conditionlessness

12. Apanihita Contemplation of state desirelessness

13. Sunnatta Contemplation of state of emptiness or void

14. Adhipanna Contemplation based on higher knowledge

15.Yathabhuta Contemplation based on knowledge and vision of reality

16. Adhinavana Contemplation of misery

17. Patisankha Reflecting or thinking on contemplation

18. Vivatta Absence of cycle of existence – Nirodha samapatthi