About Vitarka-vicāra

In Buddhism, vitarka, "applied thought," "attention," and vicāra, "discernment," "sustained thinking," are qualities or elements of the first dhyāna or jhāna.
In Buddhism, vitarka, "applied thought," "attention," and vicāra, "discernment," "sustained thinking," are qualities or elements of the first dhyāna or jhāna.

Meditation Practices – To train the attention of mind & teach compassion

can be defined as a practice where an individual uses a technique, such as focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity, to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state. Meditation has been practiced since antiquity in numerous religious traditions and beliefs. The earliest records of meditation (dhyana) are found in the Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, and meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of Buddhism and Hinduism. Since the .