Dear Jeff,

What Buddha discovered was the Vipassana Meditation. In satta
bhojanga, one factor is dhamma vicaya, that is the investigztion of
dhamma. And right along insight meditation the meditator
contemplates on one ( or more) of the four foundations of
mindfulness, and becomes aware of the paramatta dhamma and the
different stages of mental development that enables him to see the
impermanance, unsatisfactoriness and no-self as a reality.

That is how it really is but if you have some other idea of Buddhist
meditation and if your understanding is different it is well and
good,talking about it seems to lead us nowhere. Therefore, I wish
you well in your spiritual path.

with metta,
Hasituppada

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However, a suttic reference in support of those thoughts and views
would be more than sufficient to satisfy me.

Also, I have never understood insight to be an "analytical aspect
of meditation." Please provide me with suttic support for that as
well.

Kindest regards,

Jeff Brooks