To begin with we must find the reason why we're doing shamatha meditation. Basically, we're doing it so that we can gain a certain control over ourselves.

首先我们应找出为何要修习奢摩他的理由，基本上，修止是为了获得某种程度的自我控制力。

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Similarly, the University of California and the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies are soon expecting to show the benefits that shamatha meditation, a Buddhist practice, might have on people who are participating in three-month long meditation retreats at the Shambhala Mountain Center in Colorado.

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