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Category: Meditation

Meditation 7

By Phil Posted on September 4, 2013 Posted in Meditation No Comments
Meditation 7

We usually understand ourselves and the world through our mind. We use thoughts and words for this to great effect; so great that we easily assume that the whole world is amenable to such analysis. But thought is only a …

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Meditation 6

By Phil Posted on August 28, 2013 Posted in Meditation 1 Comment
Meditation 6

I was sitting once when I had a sudden sense that I was the breath. Several sits later, that experience remained. An image that came to mind was of two fields separated by a wire fence; one the field of …

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Meditation 5

By Phil Posted on August 21, 2013 Posted in Meditation No Comments
Meditation 5

Descartes said “I think, therefore I am”, and elevated the mind, the user of words, to the primary way of knowing. But if I do not think, does it follow that I do not exist? Of course not. And what …

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Meditation 4

By Phil Posted on December 11, 2012 Posted in Meditation 1 Comment

Someone asked on Reddit how to start meditating, so I posted: For me, first thing in the morning, otherwise the day takes over and there’s never any uninterrupted time. I’m lucky enough to work my own schedule, which helps. Sit …

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Meditation 3

By Phil Posted on October 19, 2012 Posted in Meditation 1 Comment

When sitting, just experience what it is like to sit. The experience of the color red is fundamentally different from its description, from a description of the optical system, from details of its wavelength, how it is generated – in …

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Meditation 2

By Phil Posted on October 15, 2012 Posted in Meditation No Comments

By continually bring attention back to the breath, there comes a point at which the thoughts seem to be flickering around the central column of breath like lightning; there is a sense of something other than thought being there. But …

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Meditation 1

By Phil Posted on October 10, 2012 Posted in Meditation 5 Comments
Meditation 1

There are many sources that cover the mechanics of meditation (for example), but few go into very much detail on what it might produce. This is the first in a series of posts describing my experiences with sitting. I try …

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