Non appearance of dhammas to note during meditation
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This sounds like the jhanas (beyond the first). Also, when asked about emptiness, the Buddha defined it as the mind being empty of thought other than the meditation object. However, all things short of nibbana are impermanent, even the jhanas.
Sadhu, sadhu.
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From what you have said, it seems that you have developed meditation to a degree that you can come to Ekaggata with ease. You seem to have the ability to keep the mind on one object. By going beyond the first jhana you will get to experience piti (joy), sukha (body lightness), and ekaggata (one-pointedness). In the second jhana, both vitakka and vicara are absent.
But you should exercise caution if you’re trying to go beyond the fourth jhana. I do hope that you are fully grounded in Dhamma if you are to on this route. If you are not established on a good firm foundation in Dhamma, you are asking for trouble, as you will then come to the “Asanna realm”.
Sanna is, at the very fundamental level, the recognition of an external stimulus. Without sanna we cannot identify things around us, and also cannot communicate with each other meaningfully. But beings have no sanna or perception in the “Asanna realm”. Those beings are without any awareness. Nothing registers in the mind. If someone gets to the “Nevasanna Na’sanna“ realm without being fully established in the path, then that person will have difficulty in coming out of this Asanna realm.
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The goal of the trainee level of Buddhist meditation is for the mind to be free from thought.
The Mahasi noting method is like training wheels on a child's bicycle (to be eventually discarded).
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