Mindfulness Meditation Learning Map —Step by Step
Pre-word: This learning map is from my book: O Beloved: Being, Becoming and Beyond
https://shunyapragya.com/books/
1. Foundational Discipline— Knowing
- Basic self-inquiry and foundational learning
- Equanimity and Equipoise
- Models of mind and distraction management
- Understand the role of concentration vs. mindfulness
- Compose a mental torch— intention, attention, and awareness
- Choose breath as an object of meditation
- Cultivate discriminative awareness between objects and the field of awareness
- Cultivate mindfulness of physical sensations, mental activity, and feelings
- Realization of the ego as a non-entity and psychological complex
2. Develop Discipline into Deep Learning —Getting Established
- Establish strong discipline and practice
- Cultivate a discriminative awareness between forms and formlessness
- Cultivate self-awareness by developing a sense of knowing oneself. It can also be called self-remembering
- Cultivate clear comprehension of the unconditional nature of “self”
- Learn to come out of deep mental states back to normal, during meditation
3. Transform Learning into a Lifestyle— Mindful Living
- Cultivate mindfulness of dynamic activities, out of meditation room
- Tailor social engagement philosophy/ model for yourself while being mindful
- Cultivate generosity, loving-kindness, and compassion qualities
- Cultivate mindfulness quality as a lifestyle
4. Moving Beyond Mindfulness— Keep Moving On and On
- Move beyond the milestones
- Inner connectedness and surrender to existence
- Living existentially as an experience instead of the experiencer
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