Culadasa August 2018 Patreon Q&A

Timestamps: 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/