Dpyad sgom

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Key Term	analytical meditation
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	dbyed sgom
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering	ye gom
English Standard	analytical meditation
Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term	analytical meditation
Term Type	Noun
Source Language	Tibetan
Basic Meaning	Analytical meditation is a technique that focuses the mind on a specific contemplation involving abstract thought about a specific idea or experience in the context of a single meditation session designed to support integrating reasoning and experience.
Has the Sense of	Thrangu Rinpoche describes the two ways to develop the wisdom that perceives the nature of reality: "...analytical meditation (Tib. ye gom) and placement medita­tion (Tib. ne gom). In analytical meditation, one reads (or listens to) a passage giving a logical argument and then one goes into a deep Shamatha meditation and contemplates this argument." (Source: Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom (Tib. namshe yeshe gepa) of Rangjung Dorje, The Third Karmapa. With a Commentary by The Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Geshe Lharampa. Translated by Peter Roberts. Boulder: Namo Buddha Publications, 2001, page 104.)
Definitions

Analytical meditation is a technique involving critical analysis that focuses the mind on a specific contemplation, such as impermanence.