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there are different insights, obtained thru different means. Getting stuck, however, seems common in meditative processes.
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however, awakening is largely a matter of "letting go". When I let go of thinking of my personality as me, for example (a genuine awakening) it opened up the possibility for a lot of personality change, made me tons happier, etc...
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anything you either try to push away or pull closer/cling to will tend to be very hard to either get rid of or change. Attempts to get rid of bad stuff are interpreted by the mind as "this is still important, better keep bringing it up." (The Mind is kind of an asshole.)
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Ok, serious comment: you weren't doing any vipassana-esque practice? I've been stuck on highly realized concentration practice. Not *as* realized as you're describing, but the problems were identical.
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