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What is Mahasati?

A form of vipassana or insight meditation, Mahasati meditation uses the movement of the body to generate self-awareness and self-realization. Mahasati in Pali means “great awareness.”

Mahasati Insight meditation is based on the teaching of the twentieth-century Thai meditation master, Luangpor Teean Jittasubho.

Mahasati meditation’s objective is to eliminate suffering through clearly seeing and understanding the body and mind in the present moment. Rather than using the breath as the primary object of awareness, Mahasati meditation uses attention to the body’s movement as an anchor to the present moment. When one’s mindfulness is strong enough, attention is then turned to observing the direction of the mind in the present moment. The formal seated meditation practice involves a pattern of repetitive hand movements, generally performed with the eyes open.

Periods of seated meditation are interspersed with walking meditation. Because this practice is performed with the body moving and the eyes open, the mind is generally more alert than in seated breath meditation, and insight is realized more easily.

It is also easier to integrate this practice into one’s daily life. Continuous and diligent practice ultimately leads to a direct and profound understanding of the origins of suffering in human experience and points the way toward ultimate liberation.

While Mahasati meditation has its roots in Buddhism, it is not necessary to accept any religious doctrine to practice. There are also no rituals associated with this teaching, making it easy to practice conjointly with any other spiritual practice.

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