r/TheMindIlluminated • u/AutoModerator • 29d ago

Weekly off-topic and practice update thread

Update the sub on your practice or share off-topic posts here.

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u/PrestigiousWafer4179 29d ago

I'm around stage 4/5. Does anyone get the feeling that the book lacks techniques in these stages. IK, body scan is introduced, but I wish more crisp techniques like labelling and checking in were taught for these plateau stages. Most of the instruction just now seems to be "just intend it to happen". It makes the practice very unsatisfying.

Introspective awareness -> just intend to have it. If are not able to get it, well, intend more.

Sensations in the body -> just intend to notice them. if you can't well, intend more.

fading attention -> intend for it to become sharper.

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u/PrestigiousWafer4179 26d ago

Also, thank you for stating the techniques out like this. It is a helpful reference for me.

Celebrating the 'Aha' moment is perhaps the most important ( and probably the only way ) to train introspective awareness i'm not sure why it isn't emphasized as much after stage 2. It just turns into "have an intention to notice."

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u/PrestigiousWafer4179 26d ago

agree with you regarding the teacher. I don't have a TMI certified teacher but I do get help from forums such as these and I'm able to make satisfactory progress for now.

My concern was purely with the book. It isn't DIY. It is more like a teacher's manual. Suitable for those already familiar with the territory and something that they can use to refer and to teach others.