5 Progress of Insights Basic version
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Mind and Body – 1st Insight Stage
There is a sudden shift; many mental phenomena, particularly the main narrative thought stream, shift...
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Cause and Effect – 2cd Insight Stage
and The Three Characteristics In the stage of Cause and Effect, the relationships between mental...
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THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS – 3rd Insight Stage
Impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and no-self. It becomes more obvious that all the constituents of our experience...
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Arising and Passing Away – 4th Insight Stage
This stage - ‘A&P’ tends to be very impressive. The applied and sustained effort of...
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DISSOLUTION – 5th Stage of Insights
ENTRANCE TO THE DARK NIGHT So begins what is called the “Knowledges of Suffering” or...
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FEAR – 6th Stage of Insights – Part 2 of THE DARK NIGHT
The clarity and intensity begin to return, but now the stage of Fear can involve...
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MISERY – 7th Stage of Insights – Part 3 of THE DARK NIGHT
The stage of Misery is characterized by intense feelings of sadness, grief, and loss. Again,...
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DISGUST – 8th Stage of Insights – Part 4 of THE DARK NIGHT
We become disgusted with the whole thing. We begin to feel completely tormented by our...