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20 – Cause and Effect, 2cd stage Progress of Insight

In the Progress of Insight stage of Cause and Effect, the relationships between mental and...
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21 – THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS – 3rd Insight Stage

The three characteristics of impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and no-self become predominant, which is good, as these...
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22 – Arising and Passing Away 4th stage Progress of Insight

This fourth insight stage, called the Arising and Passing Away, is also the beginning of...

23 – DISSOLUTION, ENTRANCE TO THE DARK NIGHT, 5th stage of Insights

So begins what is called the “Knowledges of Suffering” or “The Dark Night of the...

24 – FEAR -THE DARK NIGHT, 6th stage of Insights

The clarity and intensity begin to return, but now the stage of Fear can involve...
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25 – MISERY – THE DARK NIGHT, 7th stage of Insights

The stage of Misery is characterized by intense feelings of sadness, grief, and loss. Again,...

26 – DISGUST – THE DARK NIGHT, 8th stage of Insights

We become disgusted with the whole thing. We begin to feel completely tormented by our...
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27 – DESIRE FOR DELIVERANCE – THE DARK NIGHT, 9th stage of Insights

At the stage of Desire for Deliverance, we are fed up with basically everything, often...
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28 – RE-OBSERVATION – THE DARK NIGHT, 10th stage of Insights

This stage is often, though not always, like a brick wall, particularly the first few...
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29 – EQUANIMITY – 11th stage of Insights

Finally, we really begin to understand and surrender to the truth of things. We begin...