>kb> Also, I happen to find the term in a new book by Sayadaw U Silananda's
>"The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: an exposition of the summary". He
>says:
>
>kb> ... The object at the present moment can be anyone of this four. Sometimes
>the body, sometimes feelings, sometimes consciousness, and sometimes dhamma
>objects. You have to take these objects as the come; you have no choice.
>That is why sometimes Vipassanaa meditation is called "choice-less
>awareness"

Jou wrote:

>This question about choiceless awarness and a lot of the questions these
>days seem to be based on the prolific/popular commentarial interpretation of
>the Buddha's teaching. How many people on this list are more interested in
>the Buddha's teaching rather than other's interpretations of it? The Buddha
>gave a study method for his teaching that enables one to rely on oneself (or
>to rely on the Dhamma, as he taught) in working out what he taught. (Later
>Paali texts or early Paali texts which have been modified do not meet the
>criteria of the method and would have us believe we are to take refuge in
>the Triple Gem, but in the early Paali texts -that meet the criteria- the
>Buddha only spoke of taking refuge in ourselves-in the dhamma and having
>Unshakable Faith in the Triple Gem.)

This brings about some questions which I hope you could answer:
1. Which of the Pali texts are you referring as earlier and later?
2. What are the "early Paali texts which have been modified"?
3. How is such a reckoning deduced?

>Does anyone here even know about the
>method? Has anyone here applied it for themselves?

I believe there are more than a few in this group who has tried it out, since it is widely applied in many Vipassanaa traditions, such as the Mahasi.

metta,
Kumâra Bhikkhu

I'm not just a monk. I'm a human being.
~ Sayadaw U Jotika