To become enlightened, first we have to focus on ourselves and see that I am not the body, not the mind. Nila Bora: In our tradition, there is no obligation not to follow some any other technique. If you find Vipassana helpful, why not? Peter says, when one sits down to meditate, who is it that sits in meditation? Is it the body or is it pure? Quieten down, the senses quieten down. The mind is stilled. You are pure consciousness.