When our insight wisdom is very familiar with the three characteristics, the mind will momentarily break through the conditioned world and have a glimpse of the unconditioned. It now sees and understands, "this is the cessation of dukkha." however, the mind cannot yet hold this realization for long and falls back to the conditioned world.

Influence from the outside distorts our observations and changes how we interpret the world. In the past subtle communication from our peers was useful for survival as a tribe, but now the available information is limitless and we must think for ourselves to make more personal decisions. Technology drives us to be less social, so we must be more human.