| Taiwan Retreat 2018 Q&A 13 (1:06:30-1:09:55)
When yogis experience rising and passing away, they think that they understand impermanence. But it is only the sign of impermanence, not understanding impermanence yet.
Every time you see rising and passing away, don’t conclude that you understand impermanence. When the mind really understands, realization appears in the mind.
For example, a yogi may say that he truly understands impermanence, but when his slippers go missing, he still panics. That shows that the understanding is not strong. When you observe impermanence over and over again, then slowly realization arises.
Many yogis see rising and passing away, but their defilements have not changed – the mind still has much craving and anger. It meaning that wisdom is not yet working.