Rethinking Satipaṭṭhāna: Has Anyone Engaged with This Work?

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I’ve been reading around in Rethinking Satipaṭṭhāna: From Investigating Dhamma to Dwelling in Jhāna by Bhikkhu Cintita. Its reframes satipaṭṭhāna practice with a strong emphasis on samādhi and jhāna as essential to vipassanā. Not separate

Ven. Cintita argues that satipaṭṭhāna is a method for developing and internalizing right view, especially through the maturation of discernment in deep samādhi. One line that struck me was the idea that we become “virtuosos of virtue” and “wizards of wisdom”!

This has left me wondering, Has anyone else here worked through this book? How does this approach land for you—especially the idea that jhāna and vipassanā aren’t distinct but interwoven?
• Do others here wrestle with how samādhi and insight fit together in actual practice?

I’m mostly here to learn and hear how others are navigating questions. Thank you in advance for your reflections.

With mettā :heart:

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I haven’t read that particular book. Here’s a post by Venerable Sujato on this very topic.

In the post there’s a link to https://lokanta.live for a 4 part series on the subject. Scroll down to 2022-09-23 for Part 1, 2022-09-30 for Part 2, 2022-10-07 for part 3 and 2022-10-14 for part 4.

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Link for reference:

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splendid! splendid! thanks!

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The mind creates designations. With that comes polarizations. Then comes conflicts. If you can put aside terms like samadhi and insight you might find a place where these terms are not opposites and not the same.

For further reading on your dilemma:

One Tool Among Many: The Place of Vipassana in Buddhist Practice
The Path of Concentration & Mindfulness | Noble Strategy | dhammatalks.org

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Here’s still Ajahn Brahmali’s booklet on the topic and Bhante Sujato on (among others) the history of how satipatthana came to be associated with Vipassana.

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