Answer by Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena for Can you attain stream entry without meditation?

There are 5 ways to start your journey:

1. listening to the Dharma
2. teaching the Dharma
3. reciting the Dharma
4. reflecting on the Dharma
5. meditation

Followed by:

joy arises in him;

because of joy, zest arises;

because of zest, the body becomes tranquil;

when the body is tranquil, he feels happiness;

a happy mind becomes concentrated.

Vimutt’āyatana Sutta

So formal meditation is not the only way. But having said that you should come to a reasonably concentrated and aware mind to progress from joy on wards. For this you might need some mediation. Even if you are not formally dong meditation, awareness and concentration of the arising and passing away of sensations (pleasant, unpleasant and neutral) progress is a must.

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