https://ianburgess.me.uk/2021/04/28/the-mind-illuminated-stages-of-meditation/
The Novice Meditator
- Establishing a practice
- Interrupted attention and overcoming mind wandering. TMI stage 2 visual guide
- Extended attention and overcoming forgetting.
Milestone 1: Continuous attention to the meditation object
The Skilled Meditator
4. Continuous attention and overcoming gross distractions and strong dullness
5. Overcoming subtle dullness and increasing mindfulness
6. Subduing subtle distractions
Milestone 2: Sustained exclusive focus of attention.
The Transition
7. Exclusive attention and unifying the mind
Milestone 3: Effortless Stability of Attention
The Adept Meditator
8. Mental pliancy and pacifying the senses
9. Mental and physical pliancy and claiming the intensity of meditative joy
10. Tranquility and equanimity
Milestone 4: Persistence of the mental qualities of an adept
https://www.integrateddaniel.info/the-mind-illuminated-mind-map
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https://www.ryandelaney.co/book-notes/the-mind-illuminated-culadasa-john-yates