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3) off cushion "on the fly" noting.
All of the above assumes noting practice as the main practice. Just would like to hear folks' thoughts on how valuable #3) is/was in their practice along the path.
What the others aren't saying is: it is valuable because it promotes mindfulness (
sati).
Consider these two quotes from Gotama:
"But mindfulness, bhikkhus, I say is
always useful." (SN 46.53)
". . . a bhikkhu should dwell mindful and clearly comprehending: this is our instruction to you." (SN 47.2)
The term "bhikkhu," although it can be used to refer to the monastic community, actually means "an earnest student of the Dhamma." Bhikkhu Bodhi once wrote in reference to this term being used in a quotation from the
Satipatthana Sutta that:
The Majjhima Nikaya Atthakatha says that in this context, "bhikkhu" is a term indicating a person who earnestly endeavors to accomplish the practice of the teaching: "Whoever undertakes that practice. . .is here comprised under the term 'bhikkhu.'"So, this instruction refers to any serious or diligent practitioner, not just to monastics.
If you consider yourself earnest or diligent, then . . . take heed of this instruction.
