zhi gnas 'gog pa

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ཞི་གནས་འགོག་པ
Shamatha state of cessation. In the context of Mahayana or Vajrayana practice, this state is used in a derogatory sense and is renowned as a severe side-track from the path of the enlightenment of the buddhas. The mistake comes from regarding meditation practice as being the act of cultivating and fixating on a state in which sensations and thoughts are absent [RY]