Noting
Meditation / Meditation/Techniques / Noting
5 excerpts, 17:11 total duration

Tudong Stories at Spirit Rock, Session 2 – Jun. 2, 2011

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7. “Is there a distinction between the awareness and the naming? Does naming bring intellect or self into play? Is confusion the nagging sense of self or self-consciousness?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Knowing itself] [Perception] [Noting] [Self-identity view] [Delusion] // [Investigation of states] [Proliferation] [Relinquishment] [Equanimity] [Doubt] [Mindfulness of body] [Continuity of mindfulness]


Calming the Busy Mind, Session 2 – Aug. 11, 2013

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5. “Sometimes the mind becomes peaceful, but a squiggle of restlessness often arises around 45 minutes when the meditation usually ends. What should I do with this habit?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Restlessness and worry] [Habits] [Tranquility] [Proliferation] // [Aversion] [Noting] [Happiness]


Abhayagiri Monastic Retreat 2013, Session 3 – Nov. 25, 2013

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17. “How do you teach noting/labeling in meditation?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Noting]


The Path of Practice, Session 1 – Jun. 15, 2019

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1. “Do you find labelling helpful?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Noting] [Ajahn Pasanno] // [Proliferation]

Simile: The hammer looking for nails everywhere.


Ānāpānasati Daylong at Abhayagiri, Session 8 – Sep. 9, 2023

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1. “After the mind has settled and I’m with the breath, the boundaries of the body disappear and the breath starts to be barely perceptible. When anxiety arises in this situation, is it a feeling or a sensation?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Tranquility] [Restlessness and worry] [Feeling] [Mindfulness of breathing] // [Pāli] [Emotion] [Volitional formations]

Quote: “You’re falling out of a tree. You don’t have to count all the branches as you go down. You just have to know it’s going to hurt when you hit the bottom.” Ajahn Chah [Ajahn Chah] [Dependent origination] [Similes] [Suffering]

Follow-up: “So I can just feel the feeling tone as unpleasant, pleasant, or neutral...?” [Noting]