What is Insight Meditation?
Insight Meditation is part of the Dharma, the teaching in the Buddhist tradition, which aims at exploring wisdom and awakening. Insight meditation consists of calm, conscious observation of the body and mind processes in the present moment.
Observing reality, just as it is, allows for a profound encounter with the true nature of existence, including its pleasant and unpleasant characteristics. (It is from this perspective that tranquility, understanding and compassion may develop in our lives. Practicing insight meditation encourages the flowering of these qualities, and paves the way for a life of freedom and wakefulness.