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Insight Meditation, known as Vipassana (pronounced “vi-PAH-sa-na”) in the Buddhist tradition, is a style of meditation that has been practiced in Asia for over 2,500 years. Beginning by focusing attention on the breath, the body, or other sensory experiences, the practice concentrates and calms the mind. This allows one to see through the mind’s conditioning and live in the present moment more fully.

The practice develops clarity of seeing, which allows grasping, judgment, fear, stress, and suffering to fall away. One discovers and cultivates qualities such as compassion, equanimity, wisdom, joy, and moral integrity. The ultimate aim of the practice is the ending of suffering and the discovery of an unconditioned and complete freedom of heart and mind.

Vipassana presentation through Insight Denver is non-sectarian, although the ethics and traditions of Buddhist philosophy and psychology are included for guidance.