The Study of Teaching and Meditation Interviewing for Pure Insight Meditation According to Seven Steps Taught by Phra Bhavanaphisanmethi Vi.

Abstract

This was a part of thesis entitled ‘The Study of Teaching and Meditation Interviewing for Pure Insight Mediation According to Seven Steps Taught by Phra Bhavanaphisanmethi Vi.’ containing the following objectives, i.e. 1) to study the sevens steps method of pure insight development based on Pong-Yup tradition, 2) to study the teaching and meditation interviewing method according to pure insight development, and 3) to study the teaching and interviewing method based on pure insight development according to the sevens steps method taught by Phra Bhavanapisanmethi Vi. It was a documentary research. Its findings revealed that The seven steps method has been conducted as required retreat course of insight training at Dhammoli Meditation Centre for years. Phra Bhavanapisanmethi Vi. has synthesized this pure insight development based on Pong-Yup tradition to arrange the gradual range of the seven steps of pure insight meditation relying on the progress of wisdom state that acknowledges the true nature of Rūpa and Nāma as they really were, the factors of its rises and falls, experiencing its ever-changing, unsatisfactory and non-self until the practitioner realized the dangers of Rūpa and Nāma, seeking to relinquish Rūpa and Nāma, and eventually being neutral, then released all Rūpa and Nāma attachment, finally leading to Nibbāna. This seven steps method can be synthesized to various dharmic principles including Solasañāna, 7 Visuddhi, 7 Anupassanā, 3 Pariññā, and 13th and 16th stage of Anāpānasati concentration and having integrated with distinctive techniques of various insight masters of Pong-yup tradition which all focus on faculty growth as the essence of teaching and interview based on seven steps principle aiming at the rapid progress of faculties for practitioners to achieve insight knowledge rightly and completely until Nibbana attaining in the end.