The Five Great Stages of the Spiritual Path – Mindfulness and the Mandala of Integration

Mar 10, 2011

Dayanandi

About this talk

In this talk Day­anandi cov­ers the first of the five stages — integ­ra­tion and whole­ness. Integration takes place in both horizontal and vertical directions.

This and sub­sequent talks explore the par­tic­u­lar char­ac­ter and qual­ities of each stage, show­ing how each evolves out of the pre­vi­ous one and is the found­a­tion for later stages of the Path.

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th March 2011

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Second in a series of talks on the five great stages of spiritual experience that develop and unfold as we progress on the Path to Enlightenment

These five dimensions have recently been brought to prominence in the Triratna Buddhist Community as the five main principles or facets of the spiritual life, important to develop and keep in balance:

  1. Integration and mindfulness
  2. Positive or creative emotion
  3. Vision or spiritual death
  4. Transformation or spiritual rebirth
  5. Receptivity or spontaneity

Sangharakshita’s summary of the stages as five simple precepts

  1. Keep up the effort to be mindful and aware and as together as possible, as integrated as possible
  2. Remain in as positive a mental state as you possibly can
  3. Do not lose sight of your ultimate goal at any time
  4. Try to apply this to practice at every level whatever you’ve realised or discovered or seen on the highest level of your being at any time
  5. Do your best for other people, do what you can to help people

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