Rob Wynge:
Has Shinzen gone back to Touch, Sight, Sound, Feel, Image, Talk instead of See In/Out, Hear In/Out, Feel In/Out?
Shinzen has not, but I have... sort of. I actually teach both vocabularies because they are useful for different things. Moreover, there is a significant corpus of extant videos, CD's, and texts that use the old vocabulary. Technically, within the current formulation of Basic Mindfulness, the old vocabulary is a "custom labels" option.
Rob Wynge:
I actually like the old method better. Saying two words slows me down. Sometimes I'll just say "See, Hear, Feel" since it's pretty obvious whether it's in or out.
You are not alone. Although "slowing you down" is definitely an issue, I believe there is a deeper and even more significant issue. The compound vocabulary is better (I think) for
discussing and
teaching the practice, because speaking and thinking in "sentences" gives rise to understanding, and the compound labels are like sentences with a verb and an object. The single-word vocabulary is (again, I think) better for
doing the practice, because pointing and naming clarifies perception. Of course, it is hard to get someone to
do something unusual like vipassana unless they first
understand clearly enough what they are supposed to do.
Thanks for mentioning this. I am collecting case reports exactly such as this.