i currently meditate when i can 30 mins a day, using the technique of focussing on my breath leaving and entering the nostrils - i want to take it a stage further and want to use meditation for insight(or vipasanna). i 've tried mind noting but am a little unsure if i'm doind it "correctly". has anybody got any tips on this - any help is appreciated.
Where did u learn it? Curious.
I've been practicising the breathing method over 10 years. I started when I was 18. Anyway, my one breath length is 16 seconds.
Do u sit on the floor with crossing the legs?
I do. Set the clock in the mind, keep breathing while you feel comfortable. What I learned the breathing process interact with the life force around the universe - spiritual. It's not just a oxygen with nitrongen gas.
if the breathing goes well, at some point the air becomes liquid. You will feel you gonna drink soft liquid through your nostril, it goes down to the abdominal and sitting in the middle, I learned there are three collectors where the life force can be accumulated.
Do you have a mentor that guides you?
You should have.
There should be no abdomianl muscle pain. Suppose you do alright each session, your body get relaxed, mind become clear, the breath length will be extended by your consicousness. Try to extend 2 sec when you feel comfortable your current breath length.