Vipassana is a form of insight meditation: a simple, practical technique that provides universal remedy for universal problems. The technique, according to its supporters in Myanmar in its original and pure form preserved, and is based on the writings of the Pali Canon of Theravadaboeddhisme. The word Vipassana (Pali) means clear insight, seeing things as they really are. It covers a deep penetrating insight into the nature of existence, as the Buddha taught the doctrine of the three characteristics.
The Pali term vipassana is relatively obscure in the Pali Canon, but is now often used in Theravadaboeddhisme. The cause is the huge popularity of Vipassana meditation, a meditation technique that originated in Myanmar
Vipassanameditatie is a process of self-observation with the aim of the spirit into the deepest layers of purifying negativity and impurities such as anger, hatred, greed and fear. As the influence is weaker, are positive attributes such as wisdom (panna), love, compassion, joy and equanimity develop naturally.
Today Vipassanameditatie in countries around the world practiced. In particular, the techniques of Vipassanameditatie S. N. Goenka and Mahasi Sayadaw are widespread. There are also several other adjacent vipassanameditatie techniques or methods that may not be known in the west, and only by relatively unknown in the west teachers taught.
Generally called all the teachers in their meditation technique Myanmar "vipassanameditatie". An exception is Pa-Auk Sayadaw, who emphasized, using the 40 traditional meditation techniques from the Visuddhimagga.
