Meditation: Vipassana - The Practice of Seeing Clearly (18:31 min.)
4/22/202619 min
Vipassana, also known as insight meditation, is training in bringing a clear mindful attention to our moment to moment experience. We begin by relaxing through the body and then resting attention with the breath - or some other sensory anchor - and allowing the mind to settle. Then we open to whatever is predominant or calling our attention - sensations, emotions, sounds - meeting each arising experience with a clear, kind attention. The gift of this process is discovering balance in the midst of the changing flow, and gaining deep insight into the nature of reality.
Our introduction music is from "Opening" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music
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[gentle music] Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brach Podcast. I'm so glad you're here. Each week, I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing to our world. You can learn more or support this offering by visiting tarabrach.com, where you can also join our email list. Now, let's explore together the many ways we can live from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. [gentle music] Namaste. [bell ringing] We awaken to a full presence most directly by relaxing and waking up through the body. You might scan through your body and just sense if there's areas of obvious tightness or tension. See what wants to let go or relax a bit right now.