“When one cultivates strong concentration by means of tranquility or insight meditation, the mind is no longer distracted by thoughts and other hindrances. Such pure concentration, continuously focused on an object for either tranquility or insight, is considered mental purification. A mind associated with such concentration is also purified of hindrances due to the power of the concentration.”

— Mahasi Sayadaw

Source: Manual of Insight (1945), p. 45

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Burmese Buddhist philosopher 1904–1982

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