union of serenity and insight

A path that consists of both serenity and insight and in which the bliss of mental and physical pliancy has been induced by analysis.

Chapter 5: Concentration: Sanskrit and Chinese traditions
Meditative absorptions beyond the ninth stage of sustained attention, and meditative paths to the union of serenity and insight.
The altruistic intention
The seven-point cause and effect technique for generating bodhicitta: the last five points.
Meditative stability
Teaching on the conditions and objects of focus for engaging in the far-reaching practice of meditative stability.
Loosening our identities
A short meditation on the Medicine Buddha and a challenge to question the identities that we cling to.
Serenity and insight
Review of meditative stability and developing serenity (samatha) and insight (vipashyana).