Another eventful month. I will do my best to describe what has occurred without sounding like a striver. I am aware that, no matter how little clinging is involved in my practice, the perception of it will remain for some readers, due to my word choice. Summarized below are the primary points of progress, in rough chronological order. 1 - I have continued reading Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw & find it to be quite valuable. Specifically, the pervasive importance of the three characteristics, not just in perception or formal meditation, but at every level of being, struck out to me. Mahasi calls this “inferential knowledge” as contrasted with “empirical knowledge” one gains in meditation. It is clear that because things change, they can not be relied upon. Because they can not be relied upon, they are not satisfying. This is basically like a logical chain in programming; it applies to all things. ...
At the intersection of deep meditation, growing up, and mood disorder.