'jog sgom
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| 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. (Source: Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, page 102).
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." |
| 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.(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." (Source: Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, page 86). |
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