WHY ARE INSIGHTS/REALIZATIONS SHOCKING?

Sweden 2019 Retreat File 18 Day 7 Group C Q&A (43:00-43:50)

The object is still the same, same thing that you have been noticing all the time, but suddenly you understand it totally differently.

When the mind is pure, suddenly from the view of delusion, it switches to the view of wisdom; it has right view. Suddenly, it has a totally different view – it sees things as it is.

Any insight we have is quite shocking.