The Map of Everyday Enlightenment: Difference between revisions

The Map of Everyday Enlightenment is simply a way of conceptualizing all the many different ways of pursuing meditative practices, and ultimately Enlightenment itself. All the terms are made up and are arbitrary. However, the thematic elements of The Map serve to make it easy to navigate and think about. The intent is to keep The Map as simple as possible, while at the same time being rich enough to incorporate and organize all the various methods and philosophies of Enlightenment.

The Beacons

There are three Beacons of Enlightenment, each of which must be followed on the journey through Everyday Enlightenment. See below for an overview, or jump right in to find out more about Attention, Adaptation and Association.

Lenses

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Primary Lenses
Other Lenses

Shadows

The Beacons of Everyday Enlightenment provide powerful guidance through the Realms. The Lenses represent different facets of those Beacons, which provide further focus or illumination of that Beacon. On the other hand, Lenses are also accompanied by two types of Shadows which tend to obscure our journey to Enlightenment. The first kind of Shadows are the Looming Shadows, which are the obvious opposite of a given Lens, and should hopefully be easy to avoid and train against once we understand them. The second kind are the Flickering Shadows, which could be confused with the associated Lenses, because they are quite similar to the Lens, while actually being a harmful or negative counterpart. Both types of Shadows should be understood in the context of the Lens and Beacon, and reviewed periodically to ensure our view is not obscured.

The Milestones

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Deluded

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Learning

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Training

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Masterful

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Enlightened

Arriving at the Realm of Enlightenment is the theoretical culmination of the journey of Everyday Enlightenment. Throughout history, there have been many people that have described their own journey to Enlightenment, and their own experience of being Enlightened, and often these people will impart their wisdom and teachings to all that will listen. This journey is a personal journey, and anyone pursuing meditative practices and Enlightenment should simply focus on moving forwards through the Realms, making use of the appropriate Trails, Guides and Landmarks to continue to find greater peace in their life and greater clarity of mind.

Landmarks

The Pathways

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Guides

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Concept Guides
Style Guides

Trails

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Steps

Lookouts
Skills
Checkpoints

Destination

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