It’s not really about adopting a particular method. It’s about learning to see things clearly. But clarity cannot arise if a person habitually indulges every impulse that arises. That only keeps the mind intoxicated.
As long as that intoxication remains strong, it’s impossible to recognize the real issue. So the first step is to stop entertaining impulses that would reinforce that intoxication.
As you do this, the mind begins to understand for itself the danger in chasing sensual pleasures and the relief that renunciation provides. At that point, it no longer feels as though you have to coerce the mind into doing something it doesn’t want to do.
By continuing in this way, the mind gradually sobers up. As it does, the effects of distorted sanna begin to weaken. Then you can start to perceive that something doesn’t quite add up — to “see through the magic trick,” so to speak.
From there, the process becomes more intuitive. The problem is already visible at a perceptual level; what remains is to clarify it further and avoid undermining the clearer context that has been established.
