[Tamas CMember]

Thank you! And yes, I do need to keep reading, you are right! 🙂

– Tamas

[Tamas CMember]

Hi Ted,

Thank you for your reply!

I am around stage 5 or 6. It is hard to tell, as I have not read stage 6 yet, but I have met the requirements for the first 5 stages already (though of course it does happen sometimes that I get more distructed or dull than usual, according to the book, this is acceptable).

I know I should continue reading the book, and I do find it very well written and informative, but one pointed concentration is something I am not very interested in, at least for now. On the other hand, I do want to have better concentration, of course, and as the book is really good at explaining how to deal with dullness and agitation, I started wondering if I could just simply use momentary concentration, as I normally do, but otherwise follow the book’s instructions. And this is the point where I realised that with my limited knowledge, I simply cannot tell if this makes sense or not. 🙂

– Tamas

[Tamas CMember]

Hi Ted, Other than noticing objects and changes, I usually do not do anything else. I find that noting interrupts my practice by encouraging mind chatter.

Also, I forgot to mention that I do one pointed concentration when I start my sessions. The question is whether it is OK to switch to momentaty concentration once the mind settles and mind wandering / gross distructions is not an issue anymore.

Thank you,
Tamas

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