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.) |
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