Vipassana is high level
Vipassana, therefore, is the cultivation of the awareness of experience, instead of the awareness of existence. This definition of vipassana might be confusing at the beginning, but it will become clearer as one advances in the practice of proper vipassana. The first step in meditation is to learn to purify the mind, which is the practice of tranquility (samatha) meditation. Without cultivating tranquility (samatha), it is not possible to practice in-sight (vipassana).