“Investigation” in Insight Practice – Part III
Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

This evening will be the third in a series examining the purpose and nature of “Investigation” leading to Liberating Insight in meditation practice.
We’ll explore two handout charts as the jumping off point for the presentation and discussion. The first details the actual development stages in the process of Investigation. The second depicts the way that Investigation is a source of resilience in practice and is internally renewing – it sustains and supports itself and every other part of practice.
The evening will include, among other things, a discussion of the distinguishing characteristics of both cognitive and intuitive Insight, a look at the unique quality of effort involved in the investigative process, and an examination of a number of obstacles to investigation producing Insight.
If you have the time, you may want to revisit the two prior talks on June 21 and May 24 in the Audio Dharma section of SIM’s webpage  at  https://sactoinsight.org/category/audio-dharma/ .

• Talk Handout (pdf) Mindful Investigation Overview
• Talk Handout (pdf) Mindful Investigation Process
• Talk Handout (pdf) Understanding Experience

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