user11760: What is "insight" the "knowing that I know" in Buddhism?
I understand the concept of consciousness a bit better but what about having Insight.

user10100: There are many types of happiness and suffering around the universe. So, there are many wisdom to  gain insight about causes and effects of them (hap&suf) to avoid suffering and to take happiness.
Sīla wisdom (sammādiṭṭhi that arising with sammāvācā-magga, sammākammanta-magga, sammāācīva-magga) gain insight of physical immoral  acts by bad consciousnesses, that are causes of the worst kāma-suffering (4 apāya realms).
Samādhi wisdom (sammādiṭṭhi that arising with sammāvāyama-magga, sammāsati-magga, sammāsamādhi-magga) gain insight of kāma-consciousnesses, that are causes of the whole kāma. Because whole 11 kāma (4 apāya realms, 1 human realm, 6 kāma-heaven realms) still having physical suffering. Sīla can not protects people from abdominal pain, physical senility, angry-consciousnesses, etc. But samādhi can do. While people gain jhāna, they never feel pain, sore, or hurt. And Next life of them, bhramma-puggala, will never have any physical suffering, too. Until their jhāna's effects will be out of stock.
Vipassanā wisdom (sammādiṭṭhi that arising with sammāsaṅkappa) gain insight (3 pariññā) causes of saṅkhāra(pariññeyya)'s arising&vanishing (consciousnesses, mental factors, and matters), that are causes of life in the whole 31 realms. Samādhi can not protects people from arising and vanishing. When samādhi vanished, people can hurt again. And when jhāna's effects vanished, bhramma-puggala will die to born in the other realms such as 4 apāya, etc.
Sīla give this physical happiness to sīla-observers, people around them, and the society.
Samādhi give mental-happiness to jhāna-meditator.
Vipassanā give nibbāna (nirodha-ariyasacca), forever happiness, to arahanta. Nibbāna is no attaching (taṇhā-samudaya-ariyasacca), so nibbāna must no arising, no people, no time, no realm, no suffering (dukkha-ariyasacca).

user295: Insight is causality (4 Noble Truths, Dependent Origination and Conditional Relations) at the experiential level. Another insight what comes before this is that of the universal characteristics.
When your mind is not tainted by perversions (Vipallasa), i.e., your mind is in touch with the universal characteristics. Then you see clearly, i.e., see things as they are (Yathā Bhūta ñāna Dassana) which leads to the insight of causality. Just before this you understand the practice that brought you to the point which is the Noble 8 Fold Path which also is part of the 4 Noble Truths which is comprehended in full with insight.
At a more mundane level seeing that everything arises and passes can also be considered an insight. This is one station to realise causality and the universal characteristics.
If you means Insight Meditation by Insight this is a practice which aims at trying to understand

causality (4 Noble Truths, Dependent Origination and Conditional Relations) at the experiential level (Pativedha)
the universal characteristics at the experiential level (Pativedha)

there by verifying the theory (Pariyatti) and practice (Patipatti) through experience (Pativedha). The Insight you see that the theoretical aspects (e.g. Nirvana, causality) to be right the path which is supposed to take you to the realisation has taken you there.

11760: <p>What is "insight" the "knowing that I know" in Buddhism?
I understand the concept of consciousness a bit better but what about having Insight.</p>
 10100: <p>There are many types of happiness and suffering around the universe. So, there are many wisdom to  gain insight about causes and effects of them (hap&amp;suf) <strong>to avoid suffering and to take happiness</strong>.</p>

<p><strong>Sīla wisdom</strong> (sammādiṭṭhi that arising with sammāvācā-magga, sammākammanta-magga, sammāācīva-magga) gain insight of physical immoral  acts by bad consciousnesses, that are causes of the worst kāma-suffering (4 apāya realms).</p>

<p><strong>Samādhi wisdom</strong> (sammādiṭṭhi that arising with sammāvāyama-magga, sammāsati-magga, sammāsamādhi-magga) gain insight of kāma-consciousnesses, that are causes of the whole kāma. Because whole 11 kāma (4 apāya realms, 1 human realm, 6 kāma-heaven realms) still having physical suffering. Sīla can not protects people from abdominal pain, physical senility, angry-consciousnesses, etc. But samādhi can do. While people gain jhāna, they never feel pain, sore, or hurt. And Next life of them, bhramma-puggala, will never have any physical suffering, too. Until their jhāna's effects will be out of stock.</p>

<p><strong>Vipassanā wisdom</strong> (sammādiṭṭhi that arising with sammāsaṅkappa) gain insight (3 pariññā) causes of saṅkhāra(pariññeyya)'s arising&amp;vanishing (consciousnesses, mental factors, and matters), that are causes of life in the whole 31 realms. Samādhi can not protects people from arising and vanishing. When samādhi vanished, people can hurt again. And when jhāna's effects vanished, bhramma-puggala will die to born in the other realms such as 4 apāya, etc.</p>

<p><strong>Sīla</strong> give this physical happiness to sīla-observers, people around them, and the society.</p>

<p><strong>Samādhi</strong> give mental-happiness to jhāna-meditator.</p>

<p><strong>Vipassanā</strong> give nibbāna (nirodha-ariyasacca), forever happiness, to arahanta. Nibbāna is no attaching (taṇhā-samudaya-ariyasacca), so nibbāna must no arising, no people, no time, no realm, no suffering (dukkha-ariyasacca).</p>
 295: <p>Insight is causality (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4 Noble Truths</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prat%C4%ABtyasamutp%C4%81da" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dependent Origination</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patthana" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Conditional Relations</a>) at the experiential level. Another insight what comes before this is that of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence" rel="nofollow noreferrer">universal characteristics</a>.</p>

<p>When your mind is not tainted by perversions (Vipallasa), i.e., your mind is in touch with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence" rel="nofollow noreferrer">universal characteristics</a>. Then you see clearly, i.e., see things as they are (Yathā Bhūta ñāna Dassana) which leads to the insight of causality. Just before this you understand the practice that brought you to the point which is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Noble 8 Fold Path</a> which also is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4 Noble Truths</a> which is comprehended in full with insight.</p>

<p>At a more mundane level seeing that everything arises and passes can also be considered an insight. This is one station to realise causality and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence" rel="nofollow noreferrer">universal characteristics</a>.</p>

<p>If you means Insight Meditation by Insight this is a practice which aims at trying to understand</p>

<ul>
<li>causality (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths" rel="nofollow noreferrer">4 Noble Truths</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prat%C4%ABtyasamutp%C4%81da" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dependent Origination</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patthana" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Conditional Relations</a>) at the experiential level (Pativedha)</li>
<li>the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence" rel="nofollow noreferrer">universal characteristics</a> at the experiential level (Pativedha)</li>
</ul>

<p>there by verifying the theory (Pariyatti) and practice (Patipatti) through experience (Pativedha). The Insight you see that the theoretical aspects (e.g. Nirvana, causality) to be right the path which is supposed to take you to the realisation has taken you there.</p>
