The second method is known as Vipassana, literally meaning insight. Under this method, a person tries to see things as they actually exist. He tries to free his mind form aversions, which may affect his rational judgment. In other words, it insists on accepting the truth of what you are doing. If you are sitting, you should know that you are sitting and when you are standing, you should know that you are standing. This is the first state of Vipassana, known as bare awareness.

However, at the same time one has to have insight into the three marks of existence, which lie beneath all phenomena. These marks include suffering (Dukkha); not-self (Anatta) and impermanence (Anicca). The technique of breathing meditation forms a part of Vipassana also. However, this method, unlike Samatha, can help you achieve the ultimate goal of enlightenment.

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