How are the inner conditions for śamatha different today? (Part 3 of 15)

In this third video in the “Śamatha in the 21st Century” series, Dr. Eva Natanya answers the question: What are you discovering at the Center for Contemplative Research about the inner conditions necessary to achieve śamatha in the 21st century? These inner conditions traditionally include things like having inner contentment, having few activities, maintaining pure ethical discipline, and so on.

Additional Resources

• For more information on long-term retreat at the CCR, including recommended reading, talks, and guided meditations, please visit our retreat page.
• The CCR offers in-depth guidance for those preparing for or already in long-term retreat through the Seeds of Wisdom Library—sign up here.
• For an engaging talk on śamatha meditation, please see “Crucial Points in the Practice of Shamatha”
• For the Buddha’s analogy of the cat and the elephant, see the Upāli Sutta (Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.99)