tiltbillings wrote:I do not know that they don't, and when one is not on retreat, the Goenka people have no say about what you do.
In the end we make our own decisions but if you wish to be a Goenkaji student you are encouraged to make a commitment to following the ways of that group (not just on retreat). We could dismiss this saying it is not unusual for teachers to require commitment but in my opinion it is a question of degree.
So, as a matter of clarification, you are saying that the sweeping technique is not a vipassana practice
It is no more or no less a vipassana practice than any other activity
and that Goenka/U ba Khin's teachings do not fit into the general rubric of vipassana mediation.
I am not saying that.
And the "isolation" has been explained.
So you acknowledge the "isolation" now?
You seem rather obsessed with this isolation business.
Maybe.