Josh Korda gives an excellent summary of three kinds of Buddhist practices: samadhi (concentration), sati (mindfulness) and vipassana (awareness). He distinguishes the three, which are often confused. Korda contends that the Buddha only taught samadhi (concentration) meditation, and sati (mindfulness). Korda says that sati or mindfulness is often confused with vipassana, but they are totally different practices. He claims that vipassana was a practice that was introduced by Buddhaghosa of Sri Lanka 1000 years after the appearance of the Buddha. He claims that there is no place in the Pali canon that discusses “vipassana” as a practice. Others might disagree, that there are places where practices that amount to vipassana are discussed, but it’s not called ‘vipassana’ specifically. Personally, I don’t know the veracity of either position.

What makes this summary so excellent is that Korda clearly distinguishes the three and gives the basic steps of practice for each of them.

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