Wise Reflection
The Importance of 
Yoniso Manasikara in Meditation
by Steve Weissman

In this essay an important aspect of Buddhist meditation practice is discussed: the use of wise reflection (yoniso manasikara) as a basis for developing wisdom.

Despite the fact that in the Pali Canon many reflective meditations are given, they are often not practiced in current meditation systems — a situation that can easily lead to an unbalanced practice.

Steve Weissman, an American meditation teacher living and teaching in Southern Thailand, stresses the importance of wise reflection in order to develop wisdom. He provides useful reflections that will support this development.

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