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I first need to clarify an important set of terms commonly found in meditation literature, showing how they relate to each other and to the goal of ***Awakening***[8](private://read/01k1k25srga09zmjngpfbk5qch/part0034.html#f06-note-008). These terms are: ***śamatha***[9](private://read/01k1k25srga09zmjngpfbk5qch/part0034.html#f06-note-009) (tranquility or calm abiding), *vipassanā*[10](private://read/01k1k25srga09zmjngpfbk5qch/part0034.html#f06-note-0010) (***Insight***), *samādhi* (concentration or ***stable attention***), and *sati* (***mindfulness***).

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science

Culadasa John Yates

Hence a wise general makes a point of foraging on the enemy. One carload of the enemy’s provisions is equivalent to twenty of one’s own,

The Art of War

Sun-Tzu

Learn at least one new language every year Different languages solve the same problems in different ways. By learning several different approaches, you can help broaden your thinking and avoid getting stuck in a rut.

The Pragmatic Programmer

Andrew Hunt;David Thomas

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