meditation
Here is a better set of beginner meditation instructions: “Settle in a posture that, for you, provides a good compromise between comfort and alertness. Open yourself to the detail of your experience. Allow yourself to be interested in, and receptive to, the rich, particular texture of what’s happening—look beyond the concept of experience into what... See more
Sasha Chapin • What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Starting a Meditation Practice
The Jhanas are real.
I used to deeply explore the Jhanas for ~4-6wk (mostly Rob Burbea's lectures), and now I have mostly stopped (busy with other things atm). Writing down my thoughts about Jhana, my tips to my pre-Jhana self, lessons learned etc, while the memory is fresh.
The Jhanas are r... See more
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Sasha Chapin’s rec
In meditation, goals are about the thoughts, feelings, and situations in life that you’d like to relate to more skillfully.
Casey Rosengren • Tactical Mindfulness
Most meditation systems are depth-first : you plunge, deeply, into one area of your mind—by, say, learning how to concentrate on your breath with heroic clarity—and then you take the mental machinery thus developed and try to iron out your life with it. Mark’s is breadth-first : he wants you to mindfully do a whole bunch of different little things—... See more
Sasha Chapin • Review: Meditation from Cold Start to Complete Mastery
