user17656: I'm looking for something similar to this little book, The
Basic
Method
of
Meditation (10~20 pages) from Ajahn Brahm.
Or something like this -- Meditation:
What is taught and practised in Pa-Auk.
Personally, I would need it to be Theravada and preferably be on the gentle side (unlike Brahm and Pa Auk which are pretty strict).
But mainly what the title says: an outline of the practices going from beginner to jhana or streamentry.

user11009: Observing five precepts is the shortest way to enter the path. Then read the following.
A Study Guide on the First Stage of Awakening
OR
Buddhism Course by Chan Khoon San (take about 12 hours to read and give you a good idea about the teaching)

user16297: If you want an authentic guide on early Buddhist meditation (Ajahn Brahm and Pa Auk teach meditation practices that are completely different, based on Vism. and late Buddhist redefinitions of jhana), here are two great books:
Thanissaro Bhikkhu's books and articles on dhammatalks.org, especially "With Each and Every Breath"
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English, 2010 CE (from wisdom pub). The book is more broadly based on EBT Jhāna. 16 APS is one of the methods he discusses, but does not focus in detail on the 16 steps.

17656: <p>I'm looking for something similar to this little book, <a href="https://bswa.org/bswp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ajahn-brahm_the-basic-method-of-meditation.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The
Basic
Method
of
Meditation</a> (10~20 pages) from Ajahn Brahm.</p>
<p>Or something like this -- <a href="https://www.paaukforestmonastery.org/meditation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Meditation:
What is taught and practised in Pa-Auk.</a></p>
<p>Personally, I would need it to be Theravada and preferably be on the gentle side (unlike Brahm and Pa Auk which are pretty strict).</p>
<p>But mainly what the title says: an outline of the practices going from beginner to jhana or streamentry.</p>
 11009: <p>Observing five precepts is the shortest way to enter the path. Then read the following.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/into_the_stream.html#practice" rel="nofollow noreferrer">A Study Guide on the First Stage of Awakening</a></p>
<p>OR</p>
<p><a href="http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/PDF_BuddhismCourse" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Buddhism Course</a> by Chan Khoon San (take about 12 hours to read and give you a good idea about the teaching)</p>
 16297: <p>If you want an authentic guide on early Buddhist meditation (Ajahn Brahm and Pa Auk teach meditation practices that are completely different, based on Vism. and late Buddhist redefinitions of jhana), here are two great books:</p>
<p>Thanissaro Bhikkhu's books and articles on dhammatalks.org, especially &quot;With Each and Every Breath&quot;
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English, 2010 CE (from wisdom pub). The book is more broadly based on EBT Jhāna. 16 APS is one of the methods he discusses, but does not focus in detail on the 16 steps.</p>
