Meditation - Intent, Intuition and the Stillpoint In Between
Looking back, I realized I haven’t written a straight post about meditation for some time, so here goes. This is kind of a companion to my Types of Meditation post. In that post, I briefly described different forms of meditation from the perspective of their benefits. In this one, I will instead talk about forms of meditation from the perspective of which aspect of mind they emphasize. I think it is useful to look at this distinction, particularly for people that have been meditating for awhile, because I believe in the value of mixing things up a bit - experimenting with different techniques to prevent your mind from becoming attached to one approach.
The two main aspects of mind are active and passive (what else?) When we are directing our mind in a concentrated fashion - reading a book, or trying to sort out a problem - we are consciously engaging in the active aspect of mind. When we are sitting back and observing (our mind or something external) or absorbing (listening to music and [...]
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