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Description: Sign up to Morning Brew for free today bit.ly/mbreligionforbreakfast Sponsored by Morning Brew This video is a broad overview of Buddhist meditation techniques aimed at non-specialists. For those looking to explore more deeply, we recommend the following video: youtube.com/watch?v=zyNrtFIk6Ko , as well as other more in-depth videos from from Doug's Dharma. For those looking for examples of guided meditations from Buddhist teachers, youtube.com/watch?v=w6Wc8TXeDcU and youtube.com/watch?v=6wu9YzVrz3o are good places to start. For a short and accessible introduction to the Satipatthana Sutta, see Don Lopez, ed, "The Establishment of Mindfulness," Norton Anthology of World Religions, pages 193-201. For a translation of the Satipatthana Sutta, see: accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.010.than.html For more about samatha and vipassana, see Rupert Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism, pages 174-197. For a publicly available resource, see the writings of Alexander Berzin, including studybuddhism.com/en/essentials/what-is/what-is-meditation For more about mindfulness, sati, and samprajanna, see Jay Garfield, "Mindfulness and Ethics: Attention, Virtue, and Perfection", in A Mirror Is for Reflection: Understanding Buddhist Ethics, pages 204-207. For more selections from the Pali Buddhist Canon on meditation and mindfulness, see Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, pages 257-300. There are also ample resources on accesstoinsight.org. For those interested in understanding the development of the term mindfulness as used in contemporary society, see Rupert Gethin, "On some definitions of mindfulness," in Contemporary Buddhism, Volume 12, 2011 - Issue 1. Join our Patreon community!: patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Check out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast 00:00 Intro 1:06 Sponsorship 2:16 Misconceptions 4:34 Why do Buddhists meditate? 6:43 Defining meditation 8:18 What does meditation seek to accomplish? 9:35 The two wings of Buddhist meditation 12:13 Mindfulness explained 14:00 Satipatthana Sutta overview 16:51 Takeaways