Talk:Samatha meditation
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Although it may be argued that samatha [shamata] is not an explicitly or exclusively Buddhist style of meditation... I suggest that this be redirected to the article on “Buddhist meditation”, and things further clarified there.--Mindzpore 16:44, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Samatha is equivelant to Samadhi (Concentration). It is incorrect to equate Samatha as Samatha Meditation. Samatha meditation is a mean to attain Samatha. Therefore, I'm changing the title of this article to Samatha meditation. Vapour
I'd like to correct this. Samatha is a slice within the broader category of Samadhi. Samadhi refers to a broad range of practices aimed at developing a highly stable mind, including, for example, meditations on Empathetic Joy, Lovingkindness, and Equanimity. nlseaver
[edit] Re pdf #1
Re ref # 1 pdf - the link is to an explanatory intro only. Julia Rossi 02:17, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
