have a look at the michael taft video on youtube. if you have a bit of meditation exp you might find piti or even the first couple jhanas very accessible given just those instructions (might be even without much experience)
April 29, 2023 at 1:07 AM
have a look at the michael taft video on youtube. if you have a bit of meditation exp you might find piti or even the first couple jhanas very accessible given just those instructions (might be even without much experience)
things definitely get interesting once you get up to j7/j8/post 8 and the content of perception (if there is any) becomes extremely subtle
there are one or two good papers characterizing jhanas with eeg/fmri
there are one or two good papers characterizing jhanas with eeg/fmri
April 28, 2023 at 8:33 PM
things definitely get interesting once you get up to j7/j8/post 8 and the content of perception (if there is any) becomes extremely subtle
there are one or two good papers characterizing jhanas with eeg/fmri
there are one or two good papers characterizing jhanas with eeg/fmri
that they’re “just” very deep and particular states of focused attention
April 28, 2023 at 7:32 PM
that they’re “just” very deep and particular states of focused attention
yep that’s what i did. got one that samples continuously so i could keep jhanas going
April 28, 2023 at 1:26 AM
yep that’s what i did. got one that samples continuously so i could keep jhanas going
first test had no interesting changes in blood oxygen. heart rate did spike at certain interesting points though
April 24, 2023 at 11:39 PM
first test had no interesting changes in blood oxygen. heart rate did spike at certain interesting points though
is this a direct elmo callout or a comment on general gc illiteracy
April 22, 2023 at 3:34 PM
is this a direct elmo callout or a comment on general gc illiteracy
given the opportunity cost you’re paying this is a massive flex, so, W holds
April 22, 2023 at 3:33 PM
given the opportunity cost you’re paying this is a massive flex, so, W holds
yeah. it’s a nice thing to do imo but i personally cannot live as a healthy person on plants alone
April 22, 2023 at 3:32 PM
yeah. it’s a nice thing to do imo but i personally cannot live as a healthy person on plants alone
nope, i fully had no clue. i think this means you should keep talking about it
April 22, 2023 at 5:26 AM
nope, i fully had no clue. i think this means you should keep talking about it
who’s going to tell him
April 21, 2023 at 11:06 PM
who’s going to tell him
I will put on a continuous pulse oximeter, start recording, traverse the 8 jhanas, open myself up to anything interesting in the post j8 space that may or may not occur (eg cessation), and report back with a graph of my SpO2 during the journey. Oximeter sample rate is 1 sample/sec
April 21, 2023 at 8:28 PM
I will put on a continuous pulse oximeter, start recording, traverse the 8 jhanas, open myself up to anything interesting in the post j8 space that may or may not occur (eg cessation), and report back with a graph of my SpO2 during the journey. Oximeter sample rate is 1 sample/sec
but yeah my practice is going great. mostly i do a combo of
- diff kinds of noting+labeling
- jhanas
- “unclinging” exercises where i try to not cling to certain channels or categories of experiences
- “do nothing”
- metta
- diff kinds of noting+labeling
- jhanas
- “unclinging” exercises where i try to not cling to certain channels or categories of experiences
- “do nothing”
- metta
April 17, 2023 at 3:08 PM
but yeah my practice is going great. mostly i do a combo of
- diff kinds of noting+labeling
- jhanas
- “unclinging” exercises where i try to not cling to certain channels or categories of experiences
- “do nothing”
- metta
- diff kinds of noting+labeling
- jhanas
- “unclinging” exercises where i try to not cling to certain channels or categories of experiences
- “do nothing”
- metta
that makes sense, i haven’t gotten any in person instruction in a long long time
April 17, 2023 at 3:05 PM
that makes sense, i haven’t gotten any in person instruction in a long long time
i found zazen style really challenging when i was learning. my mind was way too clingy and prone to generating friction
April 15, 2023 at 6:05 PM
i found zazen style really challenging when i was learning. my mind was way too clingy and prone to generating friction