Part of tag cluster Meditation in key topic Meditation Practices
3. “Does SN 35.153 indicate that keeping an eye on the mind and knowing when defilements are present lead all the way to the final goal?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of mind] [Unwholesome Roots] [Liberation]
Story: A monk logs hours of meditation but is frustrated with the results. [Meditation/Results]
Follow-up: “Does this mean that you can’t just apply a single skill without investigating whether it is actually helping?” [Meditation/Techniques] [Right Effort]
1. Reflection by Ajahn Pasanno: Ajahn Chah would encourage people to use whatever practice helped support mindfulness and reflective investigation. [Meditation/Techniques] [Mindfulness] [Recollection] [Ajahn Chah]
Story: When Ajahn Sumedho arrived at Wat Pah Pong, he asked Ajahn Chah if he can continue the hua tou practice he had been using. [Ajahn Sumedho] [Hua tou] [Master Hsu Yun] [Meditation/Results]
10. “What is the illumination that appears during sitting meditation? Is the false or the true? Is it from inside or outside or neither?” Answered by Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Suffering] [Questions] [Proliferation]
Refer to the previous question.
Story: Well, I contemplated impermanence and nothing happened. [Impermanence] [Recollection] [Meditation/Results]