The Two Types of Buddhist Meditation That Free Your Mind | Geshe Namdak

Buddhism incorporates two primary meditation practices: concentration (or placement) meditation and analytical meditation. Concentration meditation trains the mind to focus on a single object, cultivating the ability to maintain this focus at will, which is essential for progress in meditation. However, while it fosters a calmer, more aware state, concentration meditation alone does not eliminate destructive emotions.
Analytical meditation, on the other hand, is designed to address and transform these destructive emotions by applying reasoning and logic. Destructive emotions often rationalize negative feelings and behaviors quickly, even though these justifications are not valid. Find out more, in this video with Geshe Namdak, about these two types of meditation and how they both combine to free our minds.
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To me, this seems wrong, on the vipassana part... The way i heard vippasana explained by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is that we are not trying to change anything, we are simply trying to see reality clearly. He also said that conceptual practices cannot lead to liberation. Ajahn Nyanamoli also said that you know you made progress when defilments dont arise out of wisdom, not out of managment. Geshe Namdak seems to say the opposite, that vippasana is conceptual and is based on transforming emotions ( a form of control ). Trying to transform negative emotions as a way to enlightenment also seems wrong, because control assumes selfhood. The way i was taught vipassana is to simply see seeing as seeing, hearing as hearing, feeling as feeling, thinking as thinking, liking as liking, happiness as happiness, hatred as hatred, and to be mindful of it, to note it. Would apreciate an explanation on how Geshe's Namdak explanation doesnt contradict with this theravadha explanation of vipassana 🙏🙏🙏