Loving-Kindness (Mettā)
FreeCultivate boundless goodwill toward yourself and all beings.
Mindful techniques
Settle the mind. Soften the heart.
The forty classical objects of meditation, drawn from the tradition. Each one steadies attention and loosens craving, anger, and worry, the ground on which insight grows.
The Four Boundless States
Brahmavihārās
Boundless heart qualities, radiated without limit toward every being.
Compassion (Karuṇā)
Coming soonOpen your heart to ease suffering in yourself and others.
Sympathetic Joy (Muditā)
Coming soonDelight in the good fortune and happiness of others.
Equanimity (Upekkhā)
Coming soonRest in balance through life's inevitable highs and lows.
The Ten Kasiṇas
Elemental Discs
Single visual totalities that gather and unify a scattered mind.
Earth Kasiṇa
Coming soonSteady the mind on a disc of solid earth.
Water Kasiṇa
Coming soonGather attention on the still, fluid element.
Fire Kasiṇa
Coming soonConcentrate upon a bright, unwavering flame.
Wind Kasiṇa
Coming soonSettle upon the movement of the air.
Blue-Green Kasiṇa
Coming soonAbsorb into a boundless field of blue-green.
Yellow Kasiṇa
Coming soonRest the gaze on a disc of radiant yellow.
Red Kasiṇa
Coming soonDraw the mind into a disc of deep red.
White Kasiṇa
Coming soonUnify attention on a field of pure white.
Light Kasiṇa
Coming soonConcentrate on a steady sphere of light.
Space Kasiṇa
Coming soonRest on a bounded aperture of open space.
The Ten Corpse Contemplations
Asubhas
Contemplations on the body's decay that gently loosen the pull of sensual craving.
Bloated Corpse
Coming soonContemplate the body's swelling after death.
Discolored Corpse
Coming soonReflect on the livid, fading form.
Festering Corpse
Coming soonObserve the body as it begins to break down.
Fissured Corpse
Coming soonContemplate the split and opening form.
Gnawed Corpse
Coming soonReflect on the body worn away by creatures.
Scattered Corpse
Coming soonObserve the form come apart and disperse.
Hacked & Scattered
Coming soonContemplate the body cut apart and dispersed.
Bleeding Corpse
Coming soonReflect on the wounded, bleeding form.
Worm-Infested Corpse
Coming soonObserve the body returning to the earth.
Skeleton
Coming soonRest attention on the bare bones that remain.
The Ten Recollections
Anussatis
Mindful reflection on subjects that steady, gladden, and inspire the heart.
Recollection of the Buddha (Buddhānussati)
Coming soonReflect on the qualities of an awakened mind.
Recollection of the Dhamma (Dhammānussati)
Coming soonRecall the clarity and truth of the teaching.
Recollection of the Saṅgha (Saṅghānussati)
Coming soonRecall the community that walks the path.
Recollection of Virtue (Sīlānussati)
Coming soonReflect on your own ethical conduct and care.
Recollection of Generosity (Cāgānussati)
Coming soonRecall the gladness of giving freely.
Recollection of the Devas (Devatānussati)
Coming soonReflect on the qualities that uplift the mind.
Mindfulness of Death (Maraṇānussati)
Coming soonMeet impermanence gently, and clarify what matters.
Mindfulness of the Body (Kāyagatāsati)
Coming soonSweep attention through the body, part by part.
Mindfulness of Breathing (Ānāpānasati)
FreeAnchor awareness to the natural rhythm of the breath.
Recollection of Peace (Upasamānussati)
Coming soonRest attention on the stillness of Nibbāna.
The Four Formless Absorptions
Arūpa Jhānas
Immaterial objects for the deep, formless states of absorption.
Boundless Space (Ākāsānañcāyatana)
Coming soonDwell in the perception of infinite space.
Boundless Consciousness (Viññāṇañcāyatana)
Coming soonTurn toward the field of infinite awareness.
Nothingness (Ākiñcaññāyatana)
Coming soonRest where there is nothing to grasp.
Neither Perception nor Non-Perception (Nevasaññānāsaññāyatana)
Coming soonSettle at the subtlest edge of stillness.
Other Contemplations
Two further reflections that reveal the body's true nature.
Repulsiveness of Food (Āhāre Paṭikūlasaññā)
Coming soonLoosen attachment to taste and eating.
Analysis of the Four Elements (Dhātumanasikāra)
Coming soonSee the body as earth, water, fire, and air.