The learning plateau is the experience of prolonged stagnation after initial rapid progress — the point at which existing practice patterns have been consolidated but new growth requires a qualitative change in approach. From a Sutric perspective, the plateau is the point at which saṃskāra has been formed but citta has not yet been reorganized around a new level of functioning. Breaking through requires identifying the specific component that is not developing, seeking expert feedback on it, and applying deliberate practice precisely where the discomfort is greatest.
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