The first step of Vipassana - Chapter 18 of the Visuddhimagga…

The chapter 18 of the Visuddhimagga called « The purification of view », which is synonynmous with « analytical knowledge of name and form », exposes the first step of vipassana. At this stage, the view of a self is destroyed. This chapter of the visuddhimagga indicates 5 ways of arriving at this knowledge. Each time, it is said that first form must be thoroughly understood, so that name can be seen clearly. Name consists in the non-physical aggregates, i.e feeling, perception, mental formations… More information...

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