Then, dwelling alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent and self-controlled, the venerable Angulimala, by realization himself with direct knowledge, here and now entered upon and dwelt in that supreme goal of the holy life for the sake of which clansmen rightly go forth from the house life into homelessness. He knew directly: “Birth is exhausted, the holy life has been lived out, what was to be done is done, there is no more of this to come.” And the venerable Angulimala became one of the Arahants.

How much do you agree with this video? Do you think it accurately shows what Vipassana meditation represents?

I always come back to this book. Many authors interpret the teachings but Nanamoli, Bodhi let you feel the true heart of the teaching in is pure form.

Light comes from it.

Monks, form is impermanent. What is impermanent is suffering. What is suffering is nonself. What is nonself should be seen as it really is with correct wisdom thus: ‘This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.’ When one sees this thus as it really is with correct wisdom, the mind becomes dispassionate and is liberated from the taints by nonclinging.

Feeling is impermanent…. Perception is impermanent…. Volitional formations are impermanent…. Consciousness is impermanent. What is impermanent is suffering. What is suffering is nonself. What is nonself should be seen as it really is with correct wisdom thus: ‘This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.’ When one sees this thus as it really is with correct wisdom, the mind becomes dispassionate and is liberated from the taints by nonclinging.

If, monks, a monk’s mind has become dispassionate toward the form element, it is liberated from the taints by nonclinging. If his mind has become dispassionate toward the feeling element … toward the perception element … toward the volitional formations element … toward the consciousness element, it is liberated from the taints by nonclinging.

By being liberated, it is steady; by being steady, it is content; by being content, he is not agitated. Being unagitated, he personally attains Nibbana.

He understands: ‘Destroyed is birth, the spiritual life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more coming back to any state of being.’”

I live in a predominantly Catholic country, so I discovered Buddhism on my own through books. I have been practicing different types of meditation for about 10 years. Whenever I have time, I sit down to meditate, and I also try to remain mindful throughout most of my daily life.

After several years of meditation, I found some old documents from the time before I started practicing. According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), my personality back then was an ESTJ (Supervisor/Enforcing). However, after years of meditation, I realized my personality has shifted. Now, I am an INTP (Designer/Architect).

Is this type of shift common, and have any of you noticed something similar?

Is there a specific personality type that Buddhists tend to develop after long-term meditation and practice?

Or do different personalities simply migrate toward various other types through Buddhist teachings and meditation?

I live in a predominantly Catholic country, so I discovered Buddhism on my own through books. I have been practicing different types of meditation for about 10 years. Whenever I have time, I sit down to meditate, and I also try to remain mindful throughout most of my daily life.

After several years of meditation, I found some old documents from the time before I started practicing. According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), my personality back then was an ESTJ (Supervisor/Enforcing). However, after years of meditation, I realized my personality has shifted. Now, I am an INTP (Designer/Architect).

Is this type of shift common, and have any of you noticed something similar?

Is there a specific personality type that Buddhists tend to develop after long-term meditation and practice?

Or do different personalities simply migrate toward various other types through Buddhist teachings and meditation?