For 1,300 years, Tibetans have been practicing shamatha-vipashyana (peaceful dwelling-insight), a profound form of meditation that illuminates and purifies the obstacles to spiritual realization. Tibetan Buddhists today regard shamatha-vipashyana as both the fundamental and the most advanced spiritual practice of all. With the Pure Meditation app, bestselling author and American Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön takes you step-by-step through this timeless and elegant meditative form, in practices that illuminate and purify the obstacles to spiritual realization.
Learn More About:
- Relaxing your mind through specific body posture
- Using your own breath as a reminder to return to the present moment
- What to do with thoughts and emotions that arise during your meditation sessions
- Bodhicitta—the awakening mind, or mind of enlightenment
A straightforward, authoritative resource for students at all levels, the Pure Meditation app will guide you in the authentic Tibetan Buddhist meditation that has brought its practitioners relaxation, peace of mind, and deeper awareness for hundreds of years.
The Pure Meditation app features:
- Pema Chödrön’s guide to Tibetan Buddhist practices for inner peace (2 hours of audio)
- A relaxing slide show
- An interactive vine garden to enjoy while listening (iPad only)
- Bookmarking to help you easily find your favorite content
- A bonus video and a short interview with Pema Chödrön
About the Author
Pema Chödrön is a revered teacher of meditation and how meditative practices apply to everyday life. She is an American bhikshuni—a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition—and since her ordination in 1974, she has conducted workshops, seminars, and meditation retreats in Europe, Australia, and throughout North America. She is the director of Gampo Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in North America, and an acharya (master teacher) in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche. Pema Chödrön is also the author of several books: The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, When Things Fall Apart, The Places that Scare You, No Time To Lose, and Practicing Peace in Times of War.