Commentary-On-The-Mind-Illuminated

This repository is intended to be a summary of, guide to, and commentary on the book The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Yates, Ph.D.), Matthew Immergut, Ph.D. and Jeremy Graves.

The motivation for this repository is a deep appreciation for the capability of the detailed, structured path described in The Mind Illuminated to facilitate fundamental and liberating insights. The hope is that the reflections contained herein may provide clarity both to myself and others working within this framework.

All concepts and summary explanations outside the commentary sections are directly attributable to The Mind Illuminated and the work of the authors.

Commentary sections are products of the repository collaborators.

All illustrations are from The Mind Illuminated and are copyrighted by the authors.

The contents of this repository are in no way to be interpreted as approved or endorsed by the aforementioned authors. All errors and misinterpretations are strictly the fault of the collaborators on this repository.

Collaboration and pull requests are welcome.

May all beings be happy. May all beings be free.

Contents:

1. "The Stages of Meditation." Culadasa's brief summary of the stages of meditation later outlined in the book The Mind Illuminated.

2. "Summary of The Mind Illuminated ". High level summary of the TMI framework on a single page.

3. Outside links of interest related to The Mind Illuminated:

   • "Stage 4 advice - Part 1 (by Nick Grabovac)"
   • "Stage 4 advice - Part 2 (by Nick Grabovac)"
   • "TMI discussion board on Reddit"
   • "Culadasa YouTube channel"
   • "Dharma Treasure Buddhist Sangha"