'jog sgom
| Key Term | 'jog sgom |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | Placement Meditation |
| Hover Popup Choices | placement meditation; settling meditation; 'jog sgom |
| In Tibetan Script | འཇོག་སྒོམ་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | 'jog sgom |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | स्थाप्यभावना |
| Romanized Sanskrit | sthāpyabhāvanā |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | Jok gom |
| Sanskrit Phonetic Rendering | stapyabavana |
| English Standard | placement meditation |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | resting meditation |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | This is the meditation of directly observing the mind without engaging in any analytical or intellectual activity. (Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, 102). |
| Has the Sense of |
Also called Settling meditation (Skt. sthāpyabhāvanā; Tib. འཇོག་སྒོམ་, jokgom or jok gom, Wyl. 'jog sgom) — the counterpart of analytical meditation. The practice of settling or resting the mind, which is alternated with periods of analysis or visualization. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche says: "Whenever we reach a conclusion, or simply get tired, we just remain, settled in peace. This part is a little like shamatha." (Source: Rigpa Wiki) "In placement meditation one goes directly into deep Shamatha meditation and then one "looks at mind" directly without any analysis and perceives its emptiness." (Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, 86). |
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