<p>The word 'samatha' ('tranquility') is not synonymous with 'samadhi' ('concentration'). </p>

<p>Regardless, both 'samatha' ('tranquility') &amp;^ 'vipassana' ('insight') occur in tandem when right samadhi ('concentration') is developed (refer to MN 149). </p>

<p>If fact, the ultimate paramatha reality cannot be observed or realized without samatha (tranquil) concentration (samadhi) meditation.</p>

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2019-10-27T00:51:51.633Z
Maybe the edit to the question  changes your answer?
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<p>you have to mix your memory of right view, sati, right investigation with the jhanas and the buddha calls this right samadhi and that's the basis for ''seeing things as they really are'', ie conditioned things as anatta, anicca, dukkha and the ''stilling of all formations'' as ''peaceful'' and so on... Currently, nobody knows how to mix sati and the jhanas and even the jhanas alone are already hard, jhanas as the ''pleasant abiding in the present life'' like the buddha calls them when there is not much sati with them.</p>

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<p>Can ultimate paramatha reality ever be observed or realized with only samatha concentration meditation on a concept? </p>

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Paramatha and samatha meditation
# Paramatha and samatha meditation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-27)

Can ultimate paramatha reality ever be observed or realized with only samatha concentration meditation on a concept?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-27. Score: 1

The word 'samatha' ('tranquility') is not synonymous with 'samadhi' ('concentration').

Regardless, both 'samatha' ('tranquility') &^ 'vipassana' ('insight') occur in tandem when right samadhi ('concentration') is developed (refer to MN 149).

If fact, the ultimate paramatha reality cannot be observed or realized without samatha (tranquil) concentration (samadhi) meditation.

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> **username_0**: Maybe the edit to the question  changes your answer?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-10-27. Score: 0

you have to mix your memory of right view, sati, right investigation with the jhanas and the buddha calls this right samadhi and that's the basis for ''seeing things as they really are'', ie conditioned things as anatta, anicca, dukkha and the ''stilling of all formations'' as ''peaceful'' and so on... Currently, nobody knows how to mix sati and the jhanas and even the jhanas alone are already hard, jhanas as the ''pleasant abiding in the present life'' like the buddha calls them when there is not much sati with them.


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