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I think the author missed the point about not engaging in intellectual discussions or questions. The very fact that if you intellectually dissect the course or

I think the author missed the point about not engaging in intellectual discussions or questions. The very fact that if you intellectually dissect the course or the time, you move away from the very thing you are supposed to do. Stabilse yourself. The article felt a little negative and while Goenka may or may not be enlightened a lot of teachings and discourse are but classical buddhism. The author I felt fell in the same trap Goenka does of criticising Gunaratne. Don't know who Goenka is but have several family members who have done Vipasanna and have been privy to their experiences.

kranner 7y ago
> The author I felt fell in the same trap Goenka does of criticising Gunaratne. Author here. Goenka didn't criticise Gunaratane, or even mention him or any other Buddhist teacher by name. The most specific he got was when he was explaining that "other traditions" might teach (what is generally called) 'choiceless awareness' but he doesn't teach that, because the meditator would miss out on the development of awareness in body parts that don't appear in awareness spontaneously. But then he did recommend the equivalent of choiceless awareness practice to be done in bed just before falling asleep, and again just after waking.