I’ve been doing Vipassana meditation for over a year now, but I recently decided to experiment with some other forms. I have been trying the noting technique lately and each time I try it, I end up being overwhelmed with energy in the body, tightness in my chest and throat, and I begin sobbing quite hard. I cut my meditation short today because I was weeping too much.
Has anyone else experienced this? Should I stop this practice?
Have you heard of TWIM? it’s basically sutta-based vipassana+samatha. So you would still develop insight while relaxing all that tension. It can be quite blissful and lots of cool insights arise. It’s a bit gentler than straight-up noting, but still very effective at cultivating wisdom.