Entanglement

Everyday Enlightenment

Realms

Beacons

Attention
(Experience the Now)

Adaptation
(Embrace the Change)

Association
(Unlearn the Self)

Enrollment

Engagement

Enrichment

Enlightenment

Trails

Guides

Landmarks

Lenses
 / Shadows

Pathways

The Map of Everyday Enlightenment

Realm: Entanglement

To be Deluded in the context of The Map of Everyday Enlightenment is to describe someone who has not heard of concepts such as Mindfulness and Nonduality, and neither have they accidentally stumbled upon them. Such a person, and in fact nearly all people ever to live on Earth, are stuck in a more or less continual state of confusion about the nature of the mind and reality. This has negative impacts on their enjoyment of life and their relationships with the ones they love.

The Deluded Stage is the opposite of the Enlightened Stage. The Deluded mind has not begun to be awakened to the Credos of Enlightenment, to Experience the Now, Embrace the Change and Unlearn the Self.

The most common path to move from the Deluded Stage to the Learning Stage is to begin studying Mindfulness Meditation and learning how that changes our perception of the Beacons of Enlightenment. Studying Nonduality Skills is another way to get started if that fits better with your own path. Once you have started understanding the concepts and have started trying the exercises, you will achieve a sort of Awakening, which likely means you are working on your Learning Mind and are not suffering under complete delusion.

Different meditative practices have vastly different ideas of what the Deluded Mind is like. These are the types of things that cause continual suffering and a clouded mind. As you progress on your path, you should see a dramatic reduction of these afflictions in your life, and you will start to follow the Beacons of Enlightenment.

Landmarks	Beacons	Lenses	Realms	Trails	Guides
Acknowledge Negative Emotions Without Judgment	Attention	Non-Judgment	Enrollment	Learn About Attention	Stressful Moments
Experiment with Mindfulness and Television	Attention	Mindfulness	Engagement		Rooms and Boundaries Television
Experimenting with Cravings	Adaptation	Non-Seeking	Enrollment	Learn About Adaptation	Eating
Explore Presence While Walking	Attention	Presence	Engagement		Walking
Extended Witnessing	Association	Witnessing	Engagement		Doing Chores
Have Experimented with Witnessing	Association	Witnessing	Enrollment		Brushing Your Teeth
Impermanence Basic Understanding	Adaptation	Impermanence	Enrollment	Learn About Adaptation	Eating
Learn About Non-Aversion	Adaptation	Non-Aversion	Enrollment	Learn About Adaptation	Stressful Moments
Listen to Someone Mindfully	Association	Interconnectedness	Engagement		People
Notice Multiple Sensations	Attention	Mindfulness	Enrollment	Learn About Attention	Eating
Notice Your Wandering Mind	Attention	Presence	Enrollment		Brushing Your Teeth
Observe Duality and Connectedness	Association	Nonduality	Enrollment	Learn About Association	Eating
Observe Emotions From Outside	Association	Decentering	Enrollment	Learn About Association	Stressful Moments
Observe Impermanent People	Association	Nonself	Enrollment	Learn About Association	People
Observe Parts of a Whole	Adaptation	Special Composition	Enrollment		Eating
Observe Your Judgment and Non-Judgment	Attention	Non-Judgment	Enrollment		Doing Chores
Perceiving Parts as a Whole	Adaptation	Special Composition	Engagement		Walking
Simple Mindfulness While Walking	Attention	Mindfulness	Enrollment		Walking
Try Headlessness While Walking	Association	The Headless Way	Engagement		Walking
Try Mindfully Watching Television	Attention	Mindfulness	Engagement		Television
Try Out Other-Centeredness	Association	Other-Centeredness	Engagement		People
Use Sounds to be Present	Attention	Presence	Enrollment	Learn About Attention	Sounds