In this selection from the Manual of Insight, Mahāsi Sayadaw discusses a few of the stages of insight knowledge.

In this selection from the Manual of Insight, Mahāsi Sayadaw teaches us about reviewing knowledge.

In this selection from Mahāsi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight, we learn about knowledge that leads to emergence.

In this selection from the Manual of Insight, Mahāsi Sayadaw outlines purification by overcoming doubt.

In this selection from Manual of Insight, Mahāsi Sayadaw guides us through the stages of insight knowledge.

In this supplementary reading from the book Manual of Insight, Mahāsi Sayadaw—one of the originators of the vipassana movement that swept through the Buddhist world in the last century—addresses ethics related to the purification of conduct for both monks and lay people.

This lesson covers:

• 1. Introduction to Mahāsi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight
  • The provenance of the Manual of Insight will inspire confidence in the teachings, your teachers and your mindfulness practice of insight.
• 2. Preparatory Practices
  • These 16 reflections will support your aspiration and prepare your heart-mind for liberating insight.
• 3. Pāramis and Purification of conduct
  • Learn how to protect your practice with restraint and resolve.

LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE

Below is the video of the live video conference that took place during the week of Lesson 1. We recommend that you complete the lesson below before watching the conference video.