18 principal insights

The 18 Principal Insights:

1. The contemplation of impermanence abandons the perception of permanence

2. The contemplation of suffering abandons the perception of pleasure

3. The contemplation of non-self abandons the perception of self

4. The contemplation of disenchantment abandons delighting

5. The contemplation of fading away abandons lust

6. The contemplation of cessation abandons originating

7. The contemplation of relinquishment abandons grasping

8. The contemplation of destruction abandons the perception of compactness

9. The contemplation of passing away abandons the accumulation (of kamma)

10. The contemplation of change abandons the perception of stability

11. The contemplation of the signless abandons the sign

12. The contemplation of the desireless abandons desire

13. The contemplation of voidness abandons adherence (to the notion of permanent self)

14. The higher wisdom of insight into phenomena abandons adherence due to grasping at a core

15. Correct knowledge and vision abandons adherence due to confusion

16. The contemplation of danger abandons adherence due to attachment

17. The contemplation of reflection abandons non-reflection

18. The contemplation of turning away abandons adherence due to bondage

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