I started meditating around the time I finished undergraduate studies. My practice focused almost exclusively on mindfulness, otherwise known as vipassana. Here, one starts off by focusing on the breath, from the beginning of the inhalation to the finale of the exhalation. You do this without consciously influencing any metrics of the breath, which is actually a hard place to land. You soon realize that you aren’t immune to your own mind. As it relentlessly wanders to other thoughts, you retrace back to the breath. The muscle you’re building is the one that brings you back to the breath.
Making Metta Meta Again
Making Metta Meta Again
Making Metta Meta Again
I started meditating around the time I finished undergraduate studies. My practice focused almost exclusively on mindfulness, otherwise known as vipassana. Here, one starts off by focusing on the breath, from the beginning of the inhalation to the finale of the exhalation. You do this without consciously influencing any metrics of the breath, which is actually a hard place to land. You soon realize that you aren’t immune to your own mind. As it relentlessly wanders to other thoughts, you retrace back to the breath. The muscle you’re building is the one that brings you back to the breath.