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**zdlupikkkdi** · 01-02-2012, 09:25 PM

Although insight (vipassana) obviously occurs in the jhanas (and before the jhanas), such insight is not sufficient to end the asavas (mental effluents)

Why not?

I am not quite sure what you are trying to say here but if jhana-induced vipassana is not sufficient then what is?

01-02-2012, 09:25 PM	#4
zdlupikkkdi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Although insight (vipassana) obviously occurs in the jhanas (and before the jhanas), such insight is not sufficient to end the asavas (mental effluents) Why not? I am not quite sure what you are trying to say here but if jhana-induced vipassana is not sufficient then what is?
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