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Welcome!
==Welcome!==
 
If you're visiting this page, it's likely you are interested in topics like Meditation, Suffering, Mindfulness, and Enlightenment.  Great!  This website is all about reducing suffering and increasing mental clarity through meditative practices, but with an emphasis on micro-meditative tools that can be used throughout the day as part of building up a new way to experience life.
If you're visiting this page, it's likely you are interested in topics like Meditation, Suffering, Mindfulness, and Enlightenment.  Great!  This website is all about reducing suffering and increasing mental clarity through meditative practices, but with an emphasis on small micro-meditative tools that can be used throughout the day as part of building up a new way to experience life.


{{The Mission Statement}}
{{The Mission Statement}}
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At its root, enlightenment itself is about achieving a dramatic reduction in suffering, and a dramatic increase in mental clarity.
At its root, enlightenment itself is about achieving a dramatic reduction in suffering, and a dramatic increase in mental clarity.
Enlightenment can be found every day, all day, in everything around you, and through meditative practices, you can harness the many moments of your day in a way that becomes a path to enlightenment. If this is something you are interested in pursuing, read through this page and see where you can get started.
Enlightenment can be found every day, all day, in everything around you, and through meditative practices, you can harness the many moments of your day in a way that becomes a path to enlightenment. If this is something you are interested in pursuing, read through this page and see where you can get started.
== Getting Started ==
Depending on your level of experience with topics such as mindfulness, nonduality, impermanence and meditative practices in general, you could approach this site very differently.  Look over each of these types of Learners, and see which one matches where you are.  Make sure you understand the purpose of this site, including how [[Everyday Enlightenment#The Map|The Map]] works, and then dive in and start browsing through some [[Trails]] and [[Guides]] to see where you might be able to find some traction in the journey to enlightenment.
=== For First Timers or Beginners - Learning ===
{{Learning Overview}}
=== For Intermediate Learners - Training ===
{{Training Overview}}
=== For Advanced Learners - Masterful ===
{{Masterful Overview}}


== The Map ==
== The Map ==
Everyday Enlightenment is essentially a set of tools for following the [[Beacons|Beacons of Enlightenment]].  In order to conceptualize this development, a very simple framework is available to describe the why and how of these skills.  Understanding this Map is useful for exploring and understanding the Skills, because they are organized and categorized within that Map.  However, if you are experienced enough with these types of meditative practices, you can likely dive right into the [[Guides|Guides]] and [[Trails|Trails]].
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[[The Map of Everyday Enlightenment]] is a set of tools ([[Trails]], [[Guides]], [[Lenses]] and [[Landmarks]]) for following the [[Beacons|Beacons of Enlightenment]] through the [[Realms]].  In order to conceptualize this development, a very simple framework is available to describe the why and how of these concepts[[The Map of Everyday Enlightenment|Understanding this Map]] is useful for exploring and understanding the Landmarks, because they are organized and categorized within that Map.  However, if you are experienced enough with these types of meditative practices, you can likely dive right into the [[Pathways]] to see what you'd like to explore.


{{Map of Everyday Enlightenment}}
{{Map of Everyday Enlightenment}}
{{Pathways Overview|List}}
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{{Map Instructions}}


===The Beacons of Enlightenment ===
== Getting Started ==
There are three [[Beacons]] of Enlightenment, each of which must be followed on the journey through Everyday EnlightenmentSee below for an overview, or jump right in to find out more about [[Attention]], [[Adaptation]] and [[Association]].
Depending on your level of experience with topics such as mindfulness, nonduality, impermanence and meditative practices in general, you could approach this site very differently.  Look over each of these types of Learners, and see which one matches where you areMake sure you understand the purpose of this site, including how [[Everyday Enlightenment#The Map|The Map]] works, and then dive in and start browsing through some [[Trails]] and [[Guides]] to see where you might be able to find some traction in the journey to enlightenment.
 
==== Attention ====
{{Attention Overview}}
 
==== Adaptation ====
{{Adaptation Overview}}
 
==== Association ====
{{Association Overview}}
 
=== The Milestones of Enlightenment ===
{{Milestones Overview}}
 
==== Deluded ====
{{Deluded Overview}}
 
==== Learning ====
{{Learning Overview}}
 
==== Training ====
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==== Masterful ====
=== For First Timers or Beginners - Enrollment ===
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{{Enrollment Overview|Trails=yes}}


==== Enlightened ====
=== For Intermediate Learners - Engagement ===
{{Enlightened Overview}}
{{Engagement Overview}}


== The Skills ==
=== For Advanced Learners - Enrichment ===
When it all comes down to it, the [[Skills|Skills]] are how we progress.  They are organized into [[Trails|Trails]] and [[Guides|Guides]] which are designed to help you choose what interests you most and is helping you personally.
{{Enrichment Overview}}
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