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MIDL Mindfulness Meditation

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Alternative Meditation Path Menu

Alternative Ways of Practicing MIDL

MIDL is a very flexible meditation system and can be adjusted to suit your needs. The standard meditative path in MIDL is a samatha/vipassana (tranquility/insight) practice develops jhana. This can be viewed in the Main Meditation Menu. 


Because of the specific conditions needed for developing samadhi on this path, it is not suitable for everyone, so other paths listed below may be offered by your teacher.


It is important to understand that no path is better than the other, while some develop faster, they are all doorways to the same room. These alternative paths have been provided on this website so that under the guidance of a teacher you may follow a meditative path that suits the structure of your mind and/or lifestyle.


ALTERNATIVE PATHS:

  1. Insight first/Tranquility second: Suitable for a busy lifestyle with limited free time.
  2. Pure Insight Meditation: Suitable for a mind that inclines towards khanika samadhi.
  3. Aversive personality: Suitable for a mind with a strong aversive tendency.
  4. Aversion to Breathing: Suitable for a mind with aversion to the breath as an object.
  5. Anxiety & Trauma: Suitable for using anxiety & trauma as a meditation path.

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Insight first/Tranquility second

This meditation path is suitable for meditators with a busy lifestyle that are only able to devote 30-60 minutes per day to formal seated meditation. This path takes advantage of the disturbances to the development of samadhi and uses them for cultivating insight.

Suitable for a busy family lifestyle with limited time.

Mastery 1

Mastery 1

Mastery 1

Softening & Grounding Skill

Mastery 2

Mastery 1

Mastery 1

TIER 1 Mindfulness of Breathing

Mastery 3

Mastery 1

Mastery 3

TIER 2 Mindfulness of Breathing

Mastery 4

Mastery 4

Mastery 3

TIER 3 Mindfulness of Breathing

Mastery 6

Mastery 4

Mastery 6

Insight Into: Anatta

Mastery 7

Mastery 4

Mastery 6

Insight Into: Conditionality

Mastery 8

Mastery 8

Mastery 8

Decondition Habitual Patterns

Mastery 5

Mastery 8

Mastery 8

Cultivate Skill in Jhana

Mastery 9

Mastery 8

Mastery 10

Cultivate Wholesome Qualities

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Skill in Stillness Meditation

Mastery 11

Mastery 10

Mastery 11

Disentangling Awareness

Mastery 12

Mastery 10

Mastery 11

Decondition Entanglement

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Pure Insight Meditation

This meditation path is suitable for meditators whose mind inclines towards khanika samadhi (momentary unification) and questioning reality. This path excels when aligned with self-observation in daily life boosted by insight meditation retreats.

Suitable for a mind that inclines to insight in daily life.

Mastery 1

Mastery 1

Mastery 1

Softening & Grounding Skill

Mastery 2

Mastery 1

Mastery 1

TIER 1 Mindfulness of Breathing

Mastery 4

Mastery 1

Mastery 4

TIER 3 Mindfulness of Breathing

Mastery 6

Mastery 6

Mastery 4

Insight Into: Anatta

Mastery 7

Mastery 6

Mastery 7

Insight Into: Conditionality

Mastery 8

Mastery 6

Mastery 7

Decondition Habitual Patterns

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Skill in Stillness Meditation

Mastery 11

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Disentangling Awareness

Mastery 12

Mastery 10

Mastery 12

Decondition Entanglement

Mastery 12

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Aversive Personality Type

This meditation path is suitable for meditators whose mind find fault in everything, including the breath as a meditation object. This path focusses on using the development of nirvikalpa samadhi and takes advantage of the fault finding to cultivate insight that leads to disenchantment.

Suitable for a mind with strong aversion.

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Skill in Stillness Meditation

Mastery 1

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Softening & Grounding Skill

Mastery 6

Mastery 10

Mastery 6

Insight Into Reality: Anatta

Mastery 7

Mastery 7

Mastery 6

Insight Into: Conditionality

Mastery 8

Mastery 7

Mastery 8

Decondition Habitual Patterns

Mastery 9

Mastery 7

Mastery 8

Cultivate Wholesome Qualities

Mastery 5

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Cultivate Skill in Jhana

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Disentangling Awareness

Mastery 12

Mastery 11

Mastery 12

Decondition Entanglement

Mastery 12

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Aversion Towards Breathing

This meditation path is suitable for meditators whose mind has developed aversion towards using breath experience as a meditation object.  This path uses nirvikalpa samadhi as its foundation and uses it to develop access concentration and jhana.

Suitable for a mind with aversion to breathing as an object.

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Skill in Stillness Meditation

Mastery 5

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Cultivate Skill in Jhana

Mastery 6

Mastery 10

Mastery 6

Insight Into: Anatta

Mastery 7

Mastery 7

Mastery 6

Insight Into: Sankhara

Mastery 8

Mastery 7

Mastery 8

Decondition Habitual Patterns

Mastery 9

Mastery 7

Mastery 8

Cultivate Wholesome Qualities

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Disentangling Awareness

Mastery 12

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Decondition Entanglement

Mastery 11

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Anxiety & Trauma as a Path

WARNING: Use only under the guidance of a skilled teacher or health professional. 

This path gradually deconstructs and deconditions the habituated defense system of the mind (anxious cycle). While doing this it cultivates deep insight into its anatta (impersonal) nature brining about freedom from anxiety and trauma.

Suitable for using anxiety & trauma as a path.

Mastery 1

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Softening & Grounding Skill

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Mastery 10

Skill in Stillness Meditation

Mastery 8

Mastery 10

Mastery 8

Decondition Habitual Patterns

Mastery 6

Mastery 6

Mastery 8

Insight Into: Anatta

Mastery 7

Mastery 6

Mastery 7

Insight Into: Sankhara

Mastery 9

Mastery 6

Mastery 7

Cultivate Wholesome Qualities

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Disentangling Awareness

Mastery 12

Mastery 11

Mastery 11

Decondition Entanglement

Mastery 11

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