I meant that math is still math at the academic research level. Math has lots of problems at the primary school level. In my experience as a mathematics major, it’s barely possible to discuss advanced math without a basic foundation in the intermediate stuff.
You make a good point about strength training. I wish I had gyms like yours in my neighborhood.
While magicians tend to avoid discussing technique with the public, the opposite is true within the magical community. Magicians love showing off technique to each other behind closed doors. The best of us are practically fetishists for it. We’re open to accepting earnest newcomers into our community and once inside all the important doors are unlocked.
The Mind Illuminated absolutely goes against this trend and I like the online community surrounding the book. In my personal offline experience talking to people in meatspace, The Mind Illuminated’s systematic approach is not representative of the majority of Western meditative practice. However, meditation is inherently a private affair so I am highly uncertain how representative my sample is.
Meditation is indeed additionally muddled by the fact that at after trying really hard to achieve results you have to let go of your intention to achieve results. I do not intend to misconstrue this particular phenomenon as evidence for a taboo against technique.
I meant that math is still math at the academic research level. Math has lots of problems at the primary school level. In my experience as a mathematics major, it’s barely possible to discuss advanced math without a basic foundation in the intermediate stuff.
You make a good point about strength training. I wish I had gyms like yours in my neighborhood.
While magicians tend to avoid discussing technique with the public, the opposite is true within the magical community. Magicians love showing off technique to each other behind closed doors. The best of us are practically fetishists for it. We’re open to accepting earnest newcomers into our community and once inside all the important doors are unlocked.
The Mind Illuminated absolutely goes against this trend and I like the online community surrounding the book. In my personal offline experience talking to people in meatspace, The Mind Illuminated’s systematic approach is not representative of the majority of Western meditative practice. However, meditation is inherently a private affair so I am highly uncertain how representative my sample is.
Meditation is indeed additionally muddled by the fact that at after trying really hard to achieve results you have to let go of your intention to achieve results. I do not intend to misconstrue this particular phenomenon as evidence for a taboo against technique.