Resources for Practioners with a diagnosed mental illness

[thomaslaw]

@SeanB

was wondering if there were any go to resources for serious meditators with mental illnesses that help navigate practice. Specifically about understanding sensations and thoughts that arise if possible - though i would be interested to read any information in the area.

I suggest the meditators, who are diagnosed with a mental illness, should be carefully advised to continually practice Right View (i.e. vipassana) and mindfulness (i.e. samatha) essentially based on SN/SA suttas, particularly Right View:

Who is the best teacher on Samatha and Vipassana meditation?

I think the best teacher on Samatha and Vipassana is the core teachings of SN/SA suttas themselves. E.g.: Vipassana in SN/SA suttas is the practice of ‘right view’ How to get Right View? - #13 by thomaslaw Samatha in SN/SA suttas is the practice of ‘mindfulness’. See: Pages 215-8 from The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism Choong Mun-keat 2000.pdf (285.9 KB) Pages 225-7 from The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism Choong Mun-keat 2000.pdf (210.4 KB)