# (2023-04-18) Visual Illustration of the 6R Method (Refined version) Tags:: [[Samatha]], [[Sati|Mindfulness]], [[6R Method]] ## Summary - The [6R Method](https://www.dhammasukha.org/the-6rs) ([[6R Method|notes]]) is a very simple yet superbly effective meditation technique developed by the _Venerable [Bhante Vimalaramsi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhante_Vimalaramsi)_ (as brief explained in this [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJ2LaFaDCY) video) - [[Vilas]] has proposed the addition of a _**"Remember"**_ (the meaning of [[Sati]], or "Mindfulness") stage, which is a primary focus of the overall meditation process (See the [[Samatha#Definition of Samatha (per Anapanassatikatha Ānāpānassatikathā )|Definition of Samatha]]) - Note that "Remember" & "Mindfulness" is ALSO mentioned in the forefront on the 6R website (see [[#^mention-of-remember|quote]]), where it is compared to as the _"gas for an engine"_. - In actual sense, "Remeber" (i.e. Mindfulness) should encompass the entire 6R process, but separating it out as its own stage helps emphasizes the GOAL of meditation practice, that is — **_Remembering_ to keep the _Attention_** on the _Meditation Object_ — with the help of techniques mentioned below. - Eryu has incorporated what's learned in Culadasa's book _[[{Book} The Mind Illuminated — by Culadasa|Mind Illuminated]]_ (up to [[{Book} The Mind Illuminated — by Culadasa#Stage 3 — Extended Continuity of Attention and Overcoming Forgetting|Stage 3]]) into this process into the following diagram - (also see the original 6R diagram [[#Diagram of the 6R Method (Original)|below]]) ## Diagram of 6R Method (Refined version) ![[(Image) 6R Method (Refined).png]] ## Resources ##### Mention of "Remember" > [!tip] Importance of "Remember" (Mindfulness) (Quoted from [6R Website](https://www.dhammasukha.org/the-6rs)) > _The first R is to Recognize but before we do it, the meditator must **==remember==** to use their observation power **(==mindfulness==)** for the meditation cycle to start running. Mindfulness is the fuel. It’s just like **==gas for an engine==**. Without mindfulness, everything stops!_. > > ... > > _To begin this cycle “smoothly” you must start the engine and have **lots of gas (mindfulness) in the tank**_! ^mention-of-remember ##### Diagram of the 6R Method (Original) ![[(Image) 6R Method (Original).png|300]] _(Source: https://www.dhammasukha.org/the-6rs)_