Switching from Goenka body-scanning to Mahasi noting

[upekkha]

[PeterB]

For what its worth I learned both Goenka and Mahasi and fashioned myself a little reptoire drawn from both too.....encouraged by one of the forest Ajahns who had done the same.

[Ben]

Hi upekkha

One of the best things I've done.
So taking tens of courses and practicing at home

What sort (duration) courses did you take?
kind regards

Ben

[Goofaholix]

You can never have too many tools in your tool box. As long as you are clear about what you are doing at any one time and what it is supposed to achieve, rather than drifting from technique to technique or muddling it up.

This is not so much true if you are doing jhana practice as then you need to dig one deep hole not several shallow ones.

[nathan]

You can never have too many tools in your tool box. As long as you are clear about what you are doing at any one time and what it is supposed to achieve, rather than drifting from technique to technique or muddling it up.

This is not so much true if you are doing jhana practice as then you need to dig one deep hole not several shallow ones.

When you practice through the entire waking day for a few days you eventually discover it is all the same hole and that any consistently applicable insight is a consistently useful insight as long as it continues to take you deeper.

[upekkha]

[Sekha]

I am not sure anyone can hold any one-sided-only view applicable to everyone. Everyone is different and will have a different experience. Some techniques may be more adapted to some individuals, and less to others. I don't think there is any general rule.

As to the time it takes before getting to stream entry, some people have their five hindrances strong, so it will take time at first to weaken them. Some people have them weak already. Goenka told the story of his friend who became sotapanna on the third day of his first course (under Sayagyi U Ba Khin), even before vipassana was taught.

And to quote the Buddha himself on this matter (translation by Bikkhu Bodhi):



So it is clearly shown here that there is difference in people's progress according to inner dispositions

[upekkha]

Inner dispositions AND methods used (or not used)