Jokgom

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jokgom ( T. 'jog sgom འཇོག་སྒོམ་; Skt. sthāpyabhāvanā). Translated as "resting meditation," "settling meditation," "placement meditation," etc.

The meditation practice of directly observing the mind without engaging in any analytical or intellectual activity.[1]

This practice is typically alternated with periods of analytical meditation.

Notes

  1. ↑ Thrangu Rinpoche, Transcending Ego, 102.

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