A Partial List of Insight Practices

Insight Practices Given In or Derived from the Satipatthana Suttas (DN 22 & MN 10)

Meditations

Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing) which may be used for both Concentration & Insight

Mindfulness of your Postures

Mindfulness of your Physical Activities

Mindfulness of the Parts of your Body (Sweeping, also known as the Body Scan, is said to be derived from this)

Mindfulness of Vedana (your first categorization of a sensory input – pleasant, unpleasant, neither)

Mindfulness of your Mind State

Mindfulness of Arising & Ceasing (of the Five Aggregates)

Contemplations

The 9 Charnel Ground Contemplations

Contemplation of The 4 Elements

Contemplation of The 5 Hindrances

Contemplation of The 5 Khandhas (Aggregates)

Contemplation of The 6 Senses and their Objects

Contemplation of The 7 Factors of Awakening

Contemplation of The 4 Noble Truths

Insight Practices Given In or Derived from Other Suttas

Meditations

Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing) may be used for both Concentration & Insight – see e.g., MN 118; SN 54, passim

Bahiya Practice: “In the seen, let there be only the seen, ....” – see Ud 10.1, SN 35.95

Contemplations

Contemplation of Anicca (Impermanence)

Contemplation of Dukkha (Unsatisfactoriness)

Contemplation of Anatta (Corelessness)

The 5 Daily Recollections – see AN 5.57

Insight Practices Derived from the Progress of Insight

Meditations

Mindfulness of Arising & Ceasing

Contemplations

Contemplation of Mind & Body; Contemplation of Which is in Charge

Contemplation of Cause and Effect

Contemplation of Karma

Contemplation of Dependent Origination

Insight Practices from Other Sources

Meditations

Noting [Mahasi Sayadaw]

Dzogchen [Tibetan]

Mahamudra [Tibetan]

Shikantaza (Just Sitting) [Zen]

Choiceless Awareness [Krishnamurti]

Contemplations

Preciousness of this human birth [Mahayana]

“Who Am I?” [Ramana Maharshi]