MILESTONE THREE: EFFORTLESS STABILITY OF ATTENTION The third Milestone is marked by effortlessly sustained exclusive attention together with powerful mindfulness.6 This state is called mental pliancy, and occurs because of the complete pacification of the discriminating mind, meaning mental chatter and discursive analysis have stopped. Different parts of the mind are no longer so resistant or preoccupied with other things, and diverse mental processes begin to coalesce around a single purpose. This unification of mind means that, rather than struggling against itself, the mind functions more
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