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      Buddhist meditation is the refinement of a sensibility rather the gaining of proficiency in a technique.  This sensibility is founded on "embracing dukkha", i.e. the totality of one's existential condition, and then cultivating meditation as (a) embodiment, (b) receptivity and (c) wonderment.  Such a sensibility can then be further developed through stillness (samatha) and insight (vipassana). 
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