From The View: a co created vision of dharma practice on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 12:29The decision to engage with direct pointing probably came out of years of practice: meditation, careful action, study, reflection. Groundwork that opened you up, gave you the integrity, passion and clarity to put into the inquiry. Very necessary qualities, surely, if there’s going to be any lasting conviction of a truth that’s found only in direct experience.
But then? Certainly, deep conviction is important for the post insight phase. Reality’s insubstantial nature really was glimpsed, and what’s more, witnessed, shared. It was not something imagined, personal, or illusory. How incredibly amazing that there’s been a real breakthrough. There’s...
