user12686: During meditation can path attainment be identified? How ? Is it gradually progressing  of the path in first path attainers?how this is differ from a meditative commoner?

user23834: The common meditator [outsider] has wrong views, wrong conviction, wrong opinions in regards to the instruction generally presented by the Buddha to his disciples and is considered an outsider.
A person who doesn't hold wrong views, one who has faith in the parts of the dispensation generally presented by the Buddha is called a faith-follower. This person is guaranteed to attain the path-fruition of Sotapatti before passing away.
A person who has penetrated the meaning of that instruction & has come to an agreement through pondering those elements, is called a dhamma-follower but this not yet an awakening to the truth. This person is also guaranteed to attain the path-fruition of Sotapatti before passing away.
A person who having exerted himself, has both realized the ultimate meaning of the truth with his body & has seen with discernment, is said to have gone beyond conviction. This one has awakened to the truth, he knows & sees having realized the path of Sotapatti & lives having attained it's fruition.

12686: <p>During meditation can path attainment be identified? How ? Is it gradually progressing  of the path in first path attainers?how this is differ from a meditative commoner?</p>
 23834: <p>The common meditator [outsider] has wrong views, wrong conviction, wrong opinions in regards to the instruction generally presented by the Buddha to his disciples and is considered an outsider.</p>
<p>A person who doesn't hold wrong views, one who has faith in the parts of the dispensation generally presented by the Buddha is called a faith-follower. This person is guaranteed to attain the path-fruition of Sotapatti before passing away.</p>
<p>A person who has penetrated the meaning of that instruction &amp; has come to an agreement through pondering those elements, is called a dhamma-follower but this not yet an awakening to the truth. This person is also guaranteed to attain the path-fruition of Sotapatti before passing away.</p>
<p>A person who having exerted himself, has both realized the ultimate meaning of the truth with his body &amp; has seen with discernment, is said to have gone beyond conviction. This one has awakened to the truth, he knows &amp; sees having realized the path of Sotapatti &amp; lives having attained it's fruition.</p>
