nama-rupa-pariccheda-ñana
- NigelThompson
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16 years 2 months ago #53656
by NigelThompson
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As part of my practice, I want to start this thread to reflect on nama-rupa-pariccheda-ñana: Insight-Knowledge into the interrelationship and parameters of mind and body.
Intellectual, textual, emtoional, experiential, visceral, poetic, guttural, even 'gutter'-al perspectives are welcome.
I want to honor each of the 16 ñanas with some time and space. Not sure how long of a time. But probably a while. So here is the 1st.
Bon Appetit!
Intellectual, textual, emtoional, experiential, visceral, poetic, guttural, even 'gutter'-al perspectives are welcome.
I want to honor each of the 16 ñanas with some time and space. Not sure how long of a time. But probably a while. So here is the 1st.
Bon Appetit!
- NigelThompson
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16 years 2 months ago #53657
by NigelThompson
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This first teaching is from Kenneth.
First insight knowledge, Knowledge of Mind and Body
The opening stage feels solid. The easiest way to picture this is to imagine a new yogi on his first retreat. (For lack of a non-awkward alternative, I'm going to adopt the convention of the generic masculine pronoun, with apologies to the majority of humankind who do not consider themselves male.) The idealized imaginary yogi, on the first day of his first vipassana retreat, will reach a concentrated state and have his first insight. He will see that he is not his body, and he is not his thoughts. He will further see that mind and body are two separate things, with each influencing the other. He may even see a thought arise, as separate from "himself," the knower of the thoughts. This is an enormous development, as he has not previously considered himself to be other than his thoughts. This is the beginning of a meta-awareness, a stepping back from experience to be able to dispassionately observe experience, an ability that will strengthen throughout his life.
Our imaginary yogi has reached the first insight knowledge, the aptly named Knowledge of Mind and Body.
First insight knowledge, Knowledge of Mind and Body
The opening stage feels solid. The easiest way to picture this is to imagine a new yogi on his first retreat. (For lack of a non-awkward alternative, I'm going to adopt the convention of the generic masculine pronoun, with apologies to the majority of humankind who do not consider themselves male.) The idealized imaginary yogi, on the first day of his first vipassana retreat, will reach a concentrated state and have his first insight. He will see that he is not his body, and he is not his thoughts. He will further see that mind and body are two separate things, with each influencing the other. He may even see a thought arise, as separate from "himself," the knower of the thoughts. This is an enormous development, as he has not previously considered himself to be other than his thoughts. This is the beginning of a meta-awareness, a stepping back from experience to be able to dispassionately observe experience, an ability that will strengthen throughout his life.
Our imaginary yogi has reached the first insight knowledge, the aptly named Knowledge of Mind and Body.