Rob Burbea describes 'intuitive sense' as a profound form of understanding that transcends intellectual reasoning, rooted in a direct, immediate apprehension of reality. It is an innate, non-conceptual knowing that arises from deep experiential engagement, often revealing insights that are not accessible through rational analysis alone. This intuitive faculty operates through a felt-sense, embodying a holistic perception of situations and phenomena, and is often cultivated through practices of meditation and deep contemplation. For Burbea, it represents a way of perceiving that integrates the heart and mind, allowing one to access deeper layers of truth and wisdom, which are otherwise obscured by the constructs of conventional thinking.

See also: awareness, perception, suffering, awakening, stream entry