Friends: The 18 principal Insights is an profound Understanding induced by:
1: Cultivating reflection on impermanence leaving the illusion of permanence, 2: Cultivating reflection on pain leaving the illusion of pleasure, 3: Cultivating reflection on no-self leaving the illusion of self, 4: Cultivating reflection on disillusion leaving naive delighting, 5: Cultivating reflection on disgust leaving voracious greed, 6: Cultivating reflection on ceasing leaving initiating origination, 7: Cultivating reflection on relinquishment leaving grasped glinging, 8: Cultivating reflection on fragility leaving the illusion of solidity, 9: Cultivating reflection on the disappearance of all constructions leaving accumulation, 10: Cultivating reflection on change leaving the illusion of lasting constancy, 11: Cultivating reflection on the signless leaving the sign of mere appearance, 12: Cultivating reflection on the desireless leaving the feverish urge within desire, 13: Cultivating reflection on voidness leaving the insistence on the deception: 'I am', 14: Cultivating reflection on higher understanding leaving glinging to the idea of a core, 15: Cultivating reflection on direct knowledge & vision leaving confused misinterpretation, 16: Cultivating reflection on danger leaving assumptions of reliance on what is not safe, 17: Cultivating reflection on thorough contemplation leaving neglect of non-contemplation, 18: Cultivating reflection on turning away leaving misinterpreting insistence on bondage... Source: The Path of Purification XX 90: Visuddhimagga. In excellent legendary translation by Bhikkhu Nanamoli. Written by 'the Great Explainer' Buddhaghosa in 5th century AC. http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=771100 ________________________________________________________ PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://www.What-Buddha-Said.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Buddha-Direct http://groups.yahoo.com/group/What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
