The Buddha realized that there are no two absolutely identical people - everyone is born with a unique combination of skills, qualities and traits. Precisely because of its insight and compassion was so great, he was able to develop a rich variety of methods by which any person can achieve direct experience of their true nature and completely free from suffering.
Most of their teachings Buddha gave spontaneously, according to the needs of people who found themselves next to him at that moment. Ability to spontaneously give a completely correct answer - it is one of the characteristics of an enlightened master, which works well until the teacher is alive. But when the Buddha left this world, his first disciples had to work hard to organize these spontaneous exercise for the benefit of future generations. Fortunately, the first followers of Buddha are very well how to create classifications and categories, and found a way to organize a variety of meditation practices taught by the Buddha, dividing them into two main categories: analytical and non-analytic methods.
Usually first taught by non-analytic methods, since they can find art calming the mind. When the mind is calm, it is much easier to simply recognize a variety of thoughts, feelings and sensations, not engaging in them. Analytical practices include direct observation, the mind in the course of the experiment, and they are usually taught once mastered the practice of simply maintaining the mind in its natural state. In addition, since the experience of direct observation of the mind can provoke many questions, it is best to start analytical practice under the guidance of a teacher who has the experience and wisdom to understand these questions and give answers that exactly suited to each student. For this reason I want here to focus on meditative practices associated with sedation and the emancipation of the mind.
In Sanskrit, the non-analytic approach is called samadhi. Tibetan equivalent of the word - a word zhine - consists of two syllables: shih, which means peace, calm and tranquility, and ne, which means to stay or leave. This translates as "peaceful accommodation" that is, we simply let the mind stay calm so as it is. This is a fundamental practice by which we naturally support the mind in a state of relaxed awareness in order to allow the manifest its nature.
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