//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~2675982c263c1eb28e4fdfb6381ea7d8e1259aab1c444ba6480ec309c18dd2e7 An Open Pragmatic Approach to Dharma Sun, 03 May 2026 09:07:47 +0000 https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0WgIRNNtWA/YG1JOVfdGII/AAAAAAAATPM/8OizsgrXjGsVIJXhyo7WRCFQeyvzTO2pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-c/bASHO.PNG 1st  Look, two things are seen,  Seemingly separated.  Mind, body, entwined.  2nd  Thought triggers tingles,  Cause, effect, and on and on.  Mind, body bouncing.  3rd  Thoughts loop without help,  Flickerings spark and vanish.  Mind, body frustrates.  4th  Closer, more subtle,  The gaps and spaces between.  Mind, body bursting.  5th  Thoughts arisecollapse.  No ground nor place to plant feet.  Mind, body dissolves. 6th  Danger signs, not good.  I do not like this one bit.  Mind, body wary.  7th  Heavy breathing, sigh,  Chest feels so agitated.  Mind, body clenches.  8th  Repulsed, brow furrowed.  Like rancid food, turn away.  Mind, bod... Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:01:00 +0000 https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0WgIRNNtWA/YG1JOVfdGII/AAAAAAAATPM/8OizsgrXjGsVIJXhyo7WRCFQeyvzTO2pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-c/bASHO.PNG https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50INJjQGJR3N9Lp487bIYrajUkua_ssHu3T6iYzFi3s1hK1JDO6ADRA2f0B20iKi0Ieoy7klis7wKGc2xwP5aExu6YTF0evNSUUiMG9RJUEo-b_mA9-xUcxCBck7V8RwLZNxnSAscUgQ/s72-c/bASHO.PNG 1st  Look, two things are seen,  Seemingly separated.  Mind, body, entwined.  2nd  Thought triggers tingles,  Cause, effect, and on and on.  Mind, body bouncing.  3rd  Thoughts loop without help,  Flickerings spark and vanish.  Mind, body frustrates.  4th  Closer, more subtle,  The gaps and spaces between.  Mind, body bursting.  5th  Thoughts arisecollapse.  No ground nor place to plant feet.  Mind, body dissolves. 6th  Danger signs, not good.  I do not like this one bit.  Mind, body wary.  7th  Heavy breathing, sigh,  Chest feels so agitated.  Mind, body clenches.  8th  Repulsed, brow furrowed.  Like rancid food, turn away.  Mind, bod... Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:01:00 +0000 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50INJjQGJR3N9Lp487bIYrajUkua_ssHu3T6iYzFi3s1hK1JDO6ADRA2f0B20iKi0Ieoy7klis7wKGc2xwP5aExu6YTF0evNSUUiMG9RJUEo-b_mA9-xUcxCBck7V8RwLZNxnSAscUgQ/s72-c/bASHO.PNG https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b6mfd_36xao/XlmxU66c5iI/AAAAAAAAMgI/ryYQw7trsSQqr1Qf5Jj0K_ubWdaly7ujwCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-c/868EFBE3-A021-4D4F-9005-8E791A9B008F.png Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:40:00 +0000 https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b6mfd_36xao/XlmxU66c5iI/AAAAAAAAMgI/ryYQw7trsSQqr1Qf5Jj0K_ubWdaly7ujwCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-c/868EFBE3-A021-4D4F-9005-8E791A9B008F.png https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yjWUC2R0_NVal03qBBar2hAgFOufWtoPEwKrogjRYOvo-j1CXFVYDhvFL4EYR7qupEebPvpzBf26RxHBQ0L69Jy_mtDP2x-LXTO5jK1Bkt-EvdbLr_cdUNwz1uzQoHm7xQGTRmf7UKg/s72-c/868EFBE3-A021-4D4F-9005-8E791A9B008F.png Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:40:00 +0000 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yjWUC2R0_NVal03qBBar2hAgFOufWtoPEwKrogjRYOvo-j1CXFVYDhvFL4EYR7qupEebPvpzBf26RxHBQ0L69Jy_mtDP2x-LXTO5jK1Bkt-EvdbLr_cdUNwz1uzQoHm7xQGTRmf7UKg/s72-c/868EFBE3-A021-4D4F-9005-8E791A9B008F.png https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rbCiBHwpyms/TrCLnsLGCbI/AAAAAAAAAsc/DRABan64VHUYwBy5hi7IpcOaIzHcga7dQCPcBGAYYCw/s72-c/Lengthening%2BFruition.jpg I'm going to collect any links and postings by others that I find on the internet to do with the progress of insight ( Ñanas)  and collect them here in this post as they come up. I'll start with a great modern description of the progress of insight without all the technical language by Shagrol at the DhO. Below his descriptions are  links to more descriptions of the progress of insight, the stages and knowledges that one may come across when practising Vipassana meditation. Feel free to add any links in the comment section that I've missed and I'll add them to the list. Basically, it’s the old unpeeling the onion metaphor. There are layers and layers of identification, but a finite number.   If someone steps out of the trance of normal discursive thinking about their life, the first thing they notice is that they have thoughts and sensations in their body. Mind and body.   If someone investigates mind and body, they will see that th... Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:18:00 +0000 https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rbCiBHwpyms/TrCLnsLGCbI/AAAAAAAAAsc/DRABan64VHUYwBy5hi7IpcOaIzHcga7dQCPcBGAYYCw/s72-c/Lengthening%2BFruition.jpg https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP4-KLvrIiW6GVfDBm_39K0D7wlDjsiOFik3K2Gn-80z5b0EK1F0xZexLvbx4A2CnAAmyr0xA2NdHNVpDEcI7wiNsEIG7J7KGmQ9J3UsRt6QvS1nMBEIe_qK_1PkHlooHI4NcBqjM_ZY/s72-c/Lengthening+Fruition.jpg I'm going to collect any links and postings by others that I find on the internet to do with the progress of insight ( Ñanas)  and collect them here in this post as they come up. I'll start with a great modern description of the progress of insight without all the technical language by Shagrol at the DhO. Below his descriptions are  links to more descriptions of the progress of insight, the stages and knowledges that one may come across when practising Vipassana meditation. Feel free to add any links in the comment section that I've missed and I'll add them to the list. Basically, it’s the old unpeeling the onion metaphor. There are layers and layers of identification, but a finite number.   If someone steps out of the trance of normal discursive thinking about their life, the first thing they notice is that they have thoughts and sensations in their body. Mind and body.   If someone investigates mind and body, they will see that th... Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:18:00 +0000 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP4-KLvrIiW6GVfDBm_39K0D7wlDjsiOFik3K2Gn-80z5b0EK1F0xZexLvbx4A2CnAAmyr0xA2NdHNVpDEcI7wiNsEIG7J7KGmQ9J3UsRt6QvS1nMBEIe_qK_1PkHlooHI4NcBqjM_ZY/s72-c/Lengthening+Fruition.jpg https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXGddlnSJ4M/W7H_GcIsdXI/AAAAAAAAI2M/MxVYeQLmqlYngm4ZDiKiZhAHuruvpVvSACKgBGAs/s72-c/IMG_3719.PNG This is a highly recommended video by Daniel Ingram to tweak your approach to vipassana so that it leads to profound perceptual baseline shifts.   https://vimeo.com/250616410 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:59:00 +0000 https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXGddlnSJ4M/W7H_GcIsdXI/AAAAAAAAI2M/MxVYeQLmqlYngm4ZDiKiZhAHuruvpVvSACKgBGAs/s72-c/IMG_3719.PNG https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1Apwi2sNyDUlrmJWfz5VK2BfXM1Ymu9JekR310gBOlwKho4jgXMHSeFycLmHfZGVyrsIWX-yNFn2qjvw0qCowC7sdV2oGp2iUIHZNtN6IvaRmdGuJch1Rb4-sM1HIw6wL-H7y3CI9xc/s72-c/IMG_3719.PNG This is a highly recommended video by Daniel Ingram to tweak your approach to vipassana so that it leads to profound perceptual baseline shifts.   https://vimeo.com/250616410 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:59:00 +0000 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1Apwi2sNyDUlrmJWfz5VK2BfXM1Ymu9JekR310gBOlwKho4jgXMHSeFycLmHfZGVyrsIWX-yNFn2qjvw0qCowC7sdV2oGp2iUIHZNtN6IvaRmdGuJch1Rb4-sM1HIw6wL-H7y3CI9xc/s72-c/IMG_3719.PNG