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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...

30 – CONFORMITY – 12th stage of Insights

Conformity means that we suddenly flash onto a way of perceiving the whole of our...

31 – CHANGE OF LINEAGE – 13th stage of Insights

Having understood things just as they are, this next stage, Change of Lineage, which also...
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32 – PATH – 14th stage of Insights

This stage, called Path ( magga in Pali ) also lasts just a moment, and...
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33 – FRUITION – 15th stage of Insights

Fruition ( phala in Pali ) is the fruit of all the meditator's hard work,...
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The Fundamental Core Elements All Spiritual Traditions Have in Common

The Instinctive Seeker would be wise to gain the common core Wisdoms from Buddha, Advaita Vedanta, Dzogchen,...