Vipassana experience and self enquiry

11. Jnana Yoga/ Self-Inquiry - Non-Duality
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[quote=“anonymous05”]
Currently anxiety creates some pressure in the head, so you are saying just notice that and remain with that instead of engaging my mind.
[/quote] I do this with unpleasant emotional states and I find it useful.
One bit of input in answer to your ‘which form of meditation’ question:
The way I see it - there are two ways to burn impurities/samskaras. You can do it through awareness or in that state of consciousness created by mantra meditation. The latter is the easier way. The vibration of the mantra dissolves the ‘dross’ accumulated in the system. But if you are over-sensitive to mantra meditation, you are left with no choice but to burn impurities in awareness. This is the hardest, less comfortable way.
If you are able to do mantra meditation, I would recommend it as the smartest and most powerful method. It will have the effect of increasing awareness in daily life as it makes the mind quieter. If you find you are sensitive to mantra meditation, then breath focused meditation is a good alternative, or passive awareness meditation, for those who already have a good level of inner silence.
Best wishes :pray:

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I[quote=“BlueRaincoat”]

quote: [/quote] I do this with unpleasant emotional states and I find it useful. One bit of input in answer to your 'which form of meditation' question: The way I see it - there are two ways to burn impurities/samskaras. You can do it through awareness or in that state of consciousness created by mantra meditation. The latter is the easier way. The vibration of the mantra dissolves the 'dross' accumulated in the system. But if you are over-sensitive to mantra meditation, you are left with no choice but to burn impurities in awareness. This is the hardest, less comfortable way. If you are able to do mantra meditation, I would recommend it as the smartest and most powerful method. It will have the effect of increasing awareness in daily life as it makes the mind quieter. If you find you are sensitive to mantra meditation, then breath focused meditation is a good alternative, or passive awareness meditation, for those who already have a good level of inner silence. Best wishes :pray:
Thanks, BlueRainCoat. This helps. I have a follow up question, will post it in the aypplus forum.