In the ebt, the 4 jhanas have samatha and vipassana built in to each jhana, working hand in hand closely together. They are not separate mutually exclusive qualities that one develops in separate Ò€¦ Samatha meditation can provide those benefits and be used in a secular spirit but not vipassana.

Vipassana meditation can and Ò€¦ So correct me if im wrong samatha and vipassna are the goals of all forms of meditation. Anapanasati can be either for the goal of samatha or vipassana (or both). Vipassana is very cognitive,