This series is from a Buddhist meditation retreat on the text, "Stages of Meditation" by Kamalashila. These teachings by Khenpo Sherab Sangpo and his guided meditation instructions help students to deepen their practice of calm-abiding meditation (samatha) and special insight meditation (vipashyana or "clear seeing" meditation). The union of a peaceful mind and wisdom into the nature of reality is essential to living a life filled with joy. Joy comes from a mind at ease that knows how to help others and not to harm them. In this video, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo offers practical teachings on how to cultivate ease via meditation instructions that calm your mind and help you to recognize yourinnate wisdom whose expression is joy. Samatha (Pāli), (Sanskrit: शमथ, śamatha is the Buddhist practice of calming the mind (citta) and its 'formations' Please visit our website to learn more about Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, his teachings and for practice texts. This episode can be seen on Youtube.