This stage , called Path ( magga in Pali ) also lasts just a moment,
and after the first completed progress of insight
it marks the first moment of the newly awakened being’s awakened life.
It marks a permanent shift in baseline perception and brain function.
It is as if you have flipped a huge switch that you can’t unflip,
and new circuitry hums to life,
circuitry it seems we build piece by piece during the stages of insight.
The first time around, this is called “ stream entry ” or “ first path ”
in the Theravada, the “ fourth stage of the second path of five ” 13 or
“ the first bhumi ” in the Tibetan tradition,
and many names in Zen that are purposefully ambiguous,
but “ kensho ” is the most common.
Regardless,
after a subsequent new progress of insight
it marks the attainment of the next level of awakening, whatever you call it.
It is directly followed by …
FRUITION
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This song is performed in the Hawaiian slack key of D Wahine.
View on YouTube with inspiring Hawaiian Sailing Photos
From my
SeaPasana
The Progress of Insight
Inspired by Daniel Ingram’s book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha,
With this section “The progress of Insight”
Inspired by Mahasi Sayadaw
