The essence of the Buddha’s teaching is to develop the wisdom to be freed from suffering. NOTHING IS PERMANENT. Everything comes and goes. Yet when we lose something that we like, we feel sad. If, however, we can look at life with wisdom, we can see that things do not happen the way we want, but according to IMPERSONAL NATURAL LAWS.

Realization of the IMPERMANENCE (ANICCA), UNSATISFACTORINESS (DUKKHA), and IMPERSONALITY (ANATTA) of all phenomena comes through observing each and every thing with wisdom. This is Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, also known as Panna (Wisdom) Meditation. Vipassana Meditation is a completely different practice than Samatha Meditation. While concentration is a basic necessity, the mind is not kept in one-pointed fixation on a single object, as in Samatha Meditation. ANYTHING THAT COMES TO ONE’S AWARENESS THROUGH ANY OF THE SIX SENSE DOORS CAN BE AN OBJECT FOR VIPASSANA MEDITATION.