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1:26 - Could you talk about the different progressions that can happen (from first to second to third and fourth path via different gateways between first and second)?
19:55 - If one were to achieve First Path from an insight into interconnectedness resulting in a few-week-long no-self experience ..., would you recommend doing any specific practices to attempt to recreate the insight experience? Would this advice change depending on their current TMI stage?
25:57 - Can you please elaborate on the material in stages 4 and 5 and the Moments of Consciousness Model regarding the best approach to setting conscious intention to generate perceiving moments of attention and awareness?
35:15 - There are ten stages in TMI and sixteen parts in the Anapanasati Sutta. Is there a correlation between TMI stages and the parts of the Anapanasati Sutta? If there is a correlation, how do they match up?
46:37 - What do you deem to be the important lessons to be learned during the "entry protocol" (i.e., the first step of the four step transition)?
54:05 - Please can you shed some light on the phrase, "Yoniso manasikara" which often appears in the suttas?
1:03:20 - Could you talk more about the significance of the kriyas and the best way to work with them?
1:11:44 - Questioner has a friend who is having problems with the practice due to social anxiety. Asks whether a retreat might be helpful.
1:17:12 - In the last Q&A, you mentioned that you were exploring the role of additional practices to develop body awareness. I wonder what falls in this category and how it relates to the stages?
1:23:18 - Can you talk a little bit in detail about intention and holding intentions?
1:28:00 - How important or helpful do you think it is for beginning students to work with an instructor trained in the approach taught in The Mind Illuminated?
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1:26 - Could you talk about the different progressions that can happen (from first to second to third and fourth path via different gateways between first and second)?
19:55 - If one were to achieve First Path from an insight into interconnectedness resulting in a few-week-long no-self experience ..., would you recommend doing any specific practices to attempt to recreate the insight experience? Would this advice change depending on their current TMI stage?
25:57 - Can you please elaborate on the material in stages 4 and 5 and the Moments of Consciousness Model regarding the best approach to setting conscious intention to generate perceiving moments of attention and awareness?
35:15 - There are ten stages in TMI and sixteen parts in the Anapanasati Sutta. Is there a correlation between TMI stages and the parts of the Anapanasati Sutta? If there is a correlation, how do they match up?
46:37 - What do you deem to be the important lessons to be learned during the "entry protocol" (i.e., the first step of the four step transition)?
54:05 - Please can you shed some light on the phrase, "Yoniso manasikara" which often appears in the suttas?
1:03:20 - Could you talk more about the significance of the kriyas and the best way to work with them?
1:11:44 - Questioner has a friend who is having problems with the practice due to social anxiety. Asks whether a retreat might be helpful.
1:17:12 - In the last Q&A, you mentioned that you were exploring the role of additional practices to develop body awareness. I wonder what falls in this category and how it relates to the stages?
1:23:18 - Can you talk a little bit in detail about intention and holding intentions?
1:28:00 - How important or helpful do you think it is for beginning students to work with an instructor trained in the approach taught in The Mind Illuminated?
Buy Culadasa's books on Amazon: amazon.com/author/culadasa
Follow Culadasa on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Culadasa.John.Yates
Much more at: culadasa.com/
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