[jbgt]

I am very happy to read this. Most people in the west understand Mindfulness in isolation, and often only mindfulness of the breath as meditation. And the intention is to "feel calm" or "not think", or want the Headspace experience on steroids or believe they can brute force their way to "Englightement"...

Without Right View and Right Intention, without the morality development of the Noble Eightfold Path, there is no wonder that they practice unskillfully, and develop unfulfilled expectations.

I highly recommend reading / listening to the talks / going to retreat at (1) for a firm foundation for practice; for more in depth reading from one of the most important Theravadin monks who brings balance to the practice and emphasizes wisdom (2). A nice podcast (3) with also a good balance of teaching.

I hope this helps people better understand meditation / mental development beyond mindfulness and concentration practice.

1 https://rosemary-steve.org/data/practice.htm

2 https://www.watnyanaves.net/en/home

3 https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/...