'jog sgom

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Key Term	placement medita­tion
In Tibetan Script	འཇོག་སྒོམ་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	'jog sgom
English Standard	placement medita­tion
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).
Definitions

This is the meditation of directly observing the mind without engaging in any analytical or intellectual activity. (Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, 102).

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

This is the meditation of directly observing the mind without engaging in any analytical or intellectual activity. (Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, 102).

The state of being empty of an innate nature due to a lack of independently existing characteristics.