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== Overview ==
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=== What are Trails? ===
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=== What is Association? ===
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|Nutshell=This trail is designed to take you to a place where you have a basic understanding of the [[Association|Beacon of Association]], including the Lenses of Nonduality, Nonself and Decentering, as well as the Credo of Unlearn the Self.  Once you've completed this trail, it is recommended you read through the content on the [[Association]] page.
=== Where will this Trail take you? ===
|Landmark1=Observe Duality and Connectedness
This trail is designed to take you to a place where you have a basic understanding of the [[Association|Beacon of Association]], including the Lenses of Nonduality, Nonself and Decentering, as well as the Credo of Unlearn the Self.  Once you've completed this trail, it is recommended you read through the content on the [[Association]] page.
|Landmark2=Observe Impermanent People
 
|Landmark3=Observe Emotions From Outside
== Step 1 - Learn About Nonduality ==
|Destination=Now that you have a basic idea of the concept, it's recommended you read through the article about the Beacon of [[Association]] and see if it starts to click with you.  Then, look for other [[Trails]] and [[Landmarks]] that are in the [[Engagement]] Realm that can assist you further.
During this step, you will get a chance to see Duality and then try to use the Lense of Nonduality to see things in a different way.
 
=== Lookouts ===
* ''Noticing Duality:'' Make a point to understand what it means to see things from the perspective of Duality.
* ''Look again using the Lense of Nonduality:'' Try to really feel at a meaningful level that Nonduality is a way to experience things.
 
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=== Checkpoints ===
* ''Noticing Duality:'' Did you see that the drink is different from You, two separate things?
* ''Look again using the Lense of Nonduality:'' Did you sense for even a moment, that there wasn't a meaningful distinction between the drink and yourself?
 
== Step 2 - Learn About Nonself ==
During this step, you'll experiment with X
 
=== Lookouts ===
* ''Discovering Craving:'' Get ready to study your craving and understand what it's like and what it's made of.
* ''Being Pulled vs Thinking:'' Try to notice the difference between your craving (being pulled) and the mental thoughts that run through your head ("That chocolate looks so good").
 
=== Skill: as ===
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=== Checkpoints ===
* ''Discovering Craving:'' Did you get a chance to really notice that there is a true craving to experience?
* ''Being Pulled vs Thinking:'' Were you able to distinguish between the Pulling and the Thoughts?
 
== Step 3 - Learn About Decentering ==
In this step, X
 
=== Lookouts ===
* ''Feeling the Aversion:'' It's important to take time and really observe what Aversion feels like.
* ''Being Patient:'' It doesn't matter how long you're patient for, what's important is practicing, and noticing what it feels like to be patient.
 
=== Skill: a ===
{{:aLet It Itch}}
=== Checkpoints ===
* ''Feeling the Aversion:'' Did you get a chance to observe what it's like to really want something to be over, and how your mental state changes the longer you sit with that?
* ''Being Patient:'' Were you able to feel the mental state of being patient, and resting with an aversive sensation?
 
== Destination ==
Congratulations, if you've completed these three Skills, and reviewed the Checkpoints, you are one Trail further along in your practice.  Now that you have a basic idea of the concept, it's recommended you read through the article about the Beacon of [[Association]], and see if it starts to click with you.  Then, look for other [[Trails]] and [[Skills]] that are in the [[Learning]] Milestone that can assist you further.
 
== Resources ==
To learn more about these concepts, see the following articles.
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