| Given in or derived from the Mahasatipatthana Sutta | |
| Meditations | Contemplations |
| Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing) may be used for both Concentration & Insight |
The Zipper |
| Mindfulness of ones Posture | The 9 Charnel Ground Contemplations |
| Mindfulness of ones Physical Activities | The Four Elements |
| Mindfulness of the Parts of the Body | The 5 Hindrances |
| Sweeping (aka Body Scan) | The 5 Khandas (Aggrerates) |
| Mindfulness of Vedana (ones first reaction to a sense impression) |
The 6 Senses and their Objects |
| Mindfulness of ones Mind State | The 7 Factors of Enlightenment |
| Mindfulness of Arising & Ceasing | The 4 Noble Truths |
| Other Suttas | |
| Meditations | Contemplations |
| Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing) may be used for both Concentration & Insight |
Contemplation of Anicca (Impermanance) |
| Contemplation of Dukkha (Unsatisfactoriness) | |
| Contemplation of Anatta (Corelessness) | |
| The 5 Daily Recollections | |
| The Loving-Kindness Contemplations | |
| Progress of Insight | |
| Meditations | Contemplations |
| Mindfulness of Arising & Ceasing | Mind & Body are Two, and Mind is in Charge |
| Contemplation of Cause and Effect | |
| Contemplation of Karma | |
| Contemplation of Dependent Origination | |
| Other Sources | |
| Meditations | Contemplations |
| Dzogchen [Tibetan] | Preciousness of this human birth [Mahayana] |
| Mahamudra [Tibetan] | |
| Shikantaza (Just Sitting) [Zen] | |
| Choiceless Awarness [Krishnamurti] | |
Impediments to the Practice of Insight Meditation by Matthew Flickstein
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/ Revised 21 Apr 07