Mike Knapp:
Hi All,
Could someone tell me what the deal is with moving progressively through the nañas during a meditation session? In my own practice this seems to be what happens (I start out at the first and move progressively through the Progress of Insight until I "hit" the naña I'm currently "at"). Daniel Ingram talks a little obliquely about this phenomenon in MCTB but I'm still left wondering . . .
From my own experience: I would get up to the 11th nana Moving quickly through from 1st to 11th) and then fall back down into the 10th in one sit and at times I would finish the sit in the 11th without falling back, but eventually I would fall back into 10th sometime later in the day or days later if I didn't keep sitting. This was all pre-SE.
So yes, what you describe sounds like what happens.
Do yogis move progressively through the nañas in during each sitting; do the do so repeatedly during each sitting; do they move up and down, or just from start to finish in a loop?
Just trying to navigate the waters here . . . I'd be grateful for any responses. Thanks!
Yes they usually do, at least those I've talked with and usually those who practice Mahasi noting. They can move up and then back down. Start to finish then back to start again sounds like post Stream Entry when after the 11th a fruition occurs and resets a yogi back at the 4th nana and then back up to repeat. Pre-SE, a yogi will be moving up to their 'cutting' edge and then back down, back up, back down, etc till they hit a fruition, mahasi style.
My 2 cents,
nick