You were the one who used the word "technology." You define what you mean by it.alan wrote: I'm just wondering what you meant by "technology". Doesn't seem to apply to meditation. You've laid out the basics very well. But at a certain point doesn't it become a self-sustaining, evolving, emotional endeavor? I'd argue that without a creative impulse, meditation just becomes dry bones.
Maybe I misunderstood you?
I was only responding to what seems to be the widest definition of the word in relation to the points I made. That's all. Maybe you have misunderstood. Wouldn't be the first time someone has misunderstood. Don't make this into something more than it is.
All I'm saying is that mindfulness is an important factor in "Buddhist" meditation. Nothing more, nothing less. And that even Gotama recognized — and emphasized — this (although he wouldn't have characterized it as "Buddhist").