Dark night post stream entry - Discussion
On the road to 2nd path everything becomes very very confusing. That's the main description.
Post SE, the meditator has better perceptual ability, access to light to very hard jhanas, they are making progress on the nanas but can jump to pre-SE versions of the nanas, new psychological material comes up, and the body and mind feels like it is re-wiring itself with strange new sensations occuring in the torso and head. So it basically feels like being on a strange roller coaster that seems to be moving forward, but we have no idea what's going on!
Of course it's possible to cycle the dark night several times per day. Even several times per sit!
Yes, imperminance get's seen/experienced at a whole new level. The fractal view (stages within stages) happens too.
So it is very important to adjust the effort of practice. Most of the time, all you have to do is sit down and close your eyes and the mind takes you on the ride.
There are no rules for how the dukka nanas show up post-SE. For some people, it's easier now because they have access to jhana. For other people, new psychological material comes up. For some people, they use way too much effort and burn themselves out. For other people, it's a wild and strange guided tour of the mind.
So, it sounds like you are having a pretty normal road to 2nd path!
Post SE, the meditator has better perceptual ability, access to light to very hard jhanas, they are making progress on the nanas but can jump to pre-SE versions of the nanas, new psychological material comes up, and the body and mind feels like it is re-wiring itself with strange new sensations occuring in the torso and head. So it basically feels like being on a strange roller coaster that seems to be moving forward, but we have no idea what's going on!
Of course it's possible to cycle the dark night several times per day. Even several times per sit!
Yes, imperminance get's seen/experienced at a whole new level. The fractal view (stages within stages) happens too.
So it is very important to adjust the effort of practice. Most of the time, all you have to do is sit down and close your eyes and the mind takes you on the ride.
There are no rules for how the dukka nanas show up post-SE. For some people, it's easier now because they have access to jhana. For other people, new psychological material comes up. For some people, they use way too much effort and burn themselves out. For other people, it's a wild and strange guided tour of the mind.
So, it sounds like you are having a pretty normal road to 2nd path!