As someone who has a regular practice, would you say the level of insight/time sitting was basically the same as your normal practice, or do you find that these retreats increase the density/intensity of insights?
A little hard to compare, since the equivalent amount of sitting practice spread over a longer duration would also include much more off-the-cushion time, so more opportunities for things to process or come up via environmental triggers. But I do feel like retreats have caused insights that wouldn’t have come up otherwise. Especially since if something caused a strong aversion to practice in my daily life, I would just practice less, whereas on retreat there isn’t really any other option than try to work with it.
As someone who has a regular practice, would you say the level of insight/time sitting was basically the same as your normal practice, or do you find that these retreats increase the density/intensity of insights?
A little hard to compare, since the equivalent amount of sitting practice spread over a longer duration would also include much more off-the-cushion time, so more opportunities for things to process or come up via environmental triggers. But I do feel like retreats have caused insights that wouldn’t have come up otherwise. Especially since if something caused a strong aversion to practice in my daily life, I would just practice less, whereas on retreat there isn’t really any other option than try to work with it.