Anybody have any advice on where to start with meditation? Trying to find the useful bits among the mishmash of spiritual bs and techbro Sam Harris rational productivity improving bs.
Anybody have any advice on where to start with meditation? Trying to find the useful bits among the mishmash of spiritual bs and techbro Sam Harris rational productivity improving bs.
my favorite meditation method was something I got from midnight gospel (RIP duncan trussel).
Sit still, close your eyes, and start trying to feel the inside of your body. Find where are your bones, blood vessels, organs, muscles, etc. Go from the tip of your finger and move your focus up your arm into your chest and from there to the rest of your body. Don’t do it with touch do it in your mind.
IMO meditation is about clearing your mind and allowing for a modicum of emotional reset. The spiritual aspect is up to the individual to feel or not feel but anything past that is snake oil.
Ironically, this is an actual spiritual Buddhist meditation practice. I fell down this rabbit hole a while back and came across a guy called David McMahon who is a religious studies professor with a background in Buddhism. He’s got a couple of lectures that are up on YouTube and he’s written a few books about the relationship between modern Western meditation and traditional Buddhist practices.
It’s super interesting and non-prescriptive and very clearly not huckster bullshit.
That is super interesting I’m gonna check that out, thanks!