I’m working on an overview of the science on spiritual enlightenment. I’m also looking into who has credible claims to it, whether it is something worth pursuing and a survey of the methods used to get there.
If anyone knows someone (or is someone) that thinks they might be there or part-way there and who would be willing to chat a bit, that’d be lovely. If you’ve just dabbled in some mystical practices and had a few strange experiences and want to bounce some ideas around, that could be fun too.
This blog doesn’t appear to be active anymore, but it contains a lot of helpful ideas from an LWer who was an experienced meditator.
The blog led me to buy the book The Mind Illuminated which is a very clear, thorough, secular and neurologically sound (where possible) manual on attaining classical enlightenment through vipassana+mindfulness. I’m currently trying to follow its program as well as I can.
I’ve read all of Daniel Ingram’s stuff. He’s a fantastic resource. If you like his stuff, MCTB v2 is scheduled to come out later this year. The draft is much improved over the original IMO.
Specifically for meditation:
I think Romeo Stevens has worked with mindfulness recently, if that’s close to what you’re looking for? (You can probably ping him here).
Mindfulness is a part of it, I’m interested in the end goal. The lasting changes in perception that are meant to come about through mindfulness or other practices.
I know of famous people in the mindfulness world (Shinzen Young, John Yates, and Bhante Gunaratana), but I don’t know them personally. Still, emailing them may be worth a shot?
Oh, I feel silly, I should have just googled the names, I’m familiar with them. I know Gunaratana by his book and John Yates by his alternate name Culadasa. Thanks anyway, lifelonglearner, they’ve proven to be an excellent help.
I’m working on an overview of the science on spiritual enlightenment. I’m also looking into who has credible claims to it, whether it is something worth pursuing and a survey of the methods used to get there.
If anyone knows someone (or is someone) that thinks they might be there or part-way there and who would be willing to chat a bit, that’d be lovely. If you’ve just dabbled in some mystical practices and had a few strange experiences and want to bounce some ideas around, that could be fun too.
This blog doesn’t appear to be active anymore, but it contains a lot of helpful ideas from an LWer who was an experienced meditator.
The blog led me to buy the book The Mind Illuminated which is a very clear, thorough, secular and neurologically sound (where possible) manual on attaining classical enlightenment through vipassana+mindfulness. I’m currently trying to follow its program as well as I can.
+1 for the suggestions made by others. I will ping the blog writer about this post to see if he’s interested in reaching out.
You may also want to look at Daniel Ingram and his MCTB community
I’ve read all of Daniel Ingram’s stuff. He’s a fantastic resource. If you like his stuff, MCTB v2 is scheduled to come out later this year. The draft is much improved over the original IMO.
Specifically for meditation: I think Romeo Stevens has worked with mindfulness recently, if that’s close to what you’re looking for? (You can probably ping him here).
Mindfulness is a part of it, I’m interested in the end goal. The lasting changes in perception that are meant to come about through mindfulness or other practices.
I know of famous people in the mindfulness world (Shinzen Young, John Yates, and Bhante Gunaratana), but I don’t know them personally. Still, emailing them may be worth a shot?
I’ve chatted a little with Shinzen on one of his retreats but I haven’t yet looked into the other two. Thanks lifelonglearner.
No problem! John Yates is better known as “Culadasa”, by the way. He’s the author of The Mind Illuminated.
Oh, I feel silly, I should have just googled the names, I’m familiar with them. I know Gunaratana by his book and John Yates by his alternate name Culadasa. Thanks anyway, lifelonglearner, they’ve proven to be an excellent help.