"The Importance of Wise Reflection in Meditation" by Steve Weissman - Discussion
This is an excellent booklet about a very important topic. 
However, it contains many errors, such as equating wise-reflection with vipassana; stating vipassana does not naturally arise from concentration; its view of anapanasati; & its view on Dependent Origination.
While the Buddha-To-Be certainly used a 'reflection' or 'reasoned examination' it his preliminary explorations into Dependent Origination (per SN 12.10), these were like 'groping-in-the-dark' and were affirmed by vipassana or clear-seeing (as opposed to wise reflection or active thinking).
MN 19 well describes the practise of wise-reflection: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.019.than.html
However, as eventually stated in MN 19:
Wise-reflection is a preliminary practise. Its place is the order of things is described below:
However, it contains many errors, such as equating wise-reflection with vipassana; stating vipassana does not naturally arise from concentration; its view of anapanasati; & its view on Dependent Origination.
While the Buddha-To-Be certainly used a 'reflection' or 'reasoned examination' it his preliminary explorations into Dependent Origination (per SN 12.10), these were like 'groping-in-the-dark' and were affirmed by vipassana or clear-seeing (as opposed to wise reflection or active thinking).
MN 19 well describes the practise of wise-reflection: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.019.than.html
However, as eventually stated in MN 19:
If I were to think & ponder in line with that even for a night... even for a day... even for a day & night, I do not envision any danger that would come from it, except that thinking & pondering a long time would tire the body. When the body is tired, the mind is disturbed; and a disturbed mind is far from concentration.' So I steadied my mind right within, settled, unified, & concentrated it. Why is that? So that my mind would not be disturbed.
Wise-reflection is a preliminary practise. Its place is the order of things is described below:
"In the same way, monks, when association with worthy people prevails, listening to the True Teaching will prevail. When listening to the True Teaching prevails, faith will prevail. When faith prevails, wise attention (yonisomanasikāro) will prevail. When wise attention prevails, mindfulness and clear comprehension will prevail. When mindfulness and clear comprehension prevail, sense-control will prevail. When sense-control prevails, the three ways of good conduct will prevail. When the three ways of good conduct prevail, the four foundations of mindfulness will prevail. When the four foundations of mindfulness prevail, the seven factors of enlightenment will prevail. When the seven factors of enlightenment prevail, liberation by supreme knowledge will prevail. Such is the nutriment of that liberation by supreme knowledge and so it prevails."— AN 10.61 & 62
Bhikkhus, as to internal factors, I do not see any other factor that is so helpful for the arising of the seven factors of enlightenment as this: careful attention. When a bhikkhu is accomplished in careful attention, it is to be expected that he will develop and cultivate the seven factors of enlightenment. SN 46.49
