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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...

THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS – 3rd Insight Stage

Impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and no-self. It becomes more obvious that all the constituents of our experience...

Arising and Passing Away – 4th Insight Stage

This stage - ‘A&P’ tends to be very impressive. The applied and sustained effort of...

Becoming Like A ‘Virtuoso’ In Meditation – Part 4

We've relaxed our tensions, let go of any non-present moment objects like the past or...

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,...

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...

DESIRE FOR DELIVERANCE – 9th Stage of Insights – Part 5 of THE DARK NIGHT

0733b455-8215-44b8-b30f-3307e848c182 At the stage of Desire for Deliverance, we are fed up with basically everything,...