implying that your method of meditation is both Samatha and Vipassana?
I wasn't, I don't think.
And technically speaking, it's not.
But practically speaking, yeah, it's both samatha and vipassana because your mind becomes tranquil and you gain insight.
But technically, no, it's just vipassana because there's not enough samatha to enter into a stable jhana.
The jhana that you enter into is momentary.
It's a momentary jhana called lakhanupani jhana.
meditation on the characteristics, impermanent suffering and non-self.
So it occurs for a moment.
But that's enough to tranquilize the mind, to suppress the five hindrances, and to allow you to see things clearly as they are.
It's enough to become enlightened.
But it's enough to tranquilize the mind, so it's also considered Samatha.
It can be considered Samatha, just not technically speaking.
Because Samatha meditation is
the moment when you are focused on a concept and tranquilizing the mind.
Vipassana meditation is the moment when you are focusing on the characteristics and seeing impermanent suffering or non-self.