I’m not specifically referring to zazen. You can’t force yourself in a sustainable way to be mindful. You can only set conditions that make it likely to happen.
The fact that beginners prefer meditation instructions that seem straightforward and easy to understand doesn’t mean that those instruction set provide you full information.
If you are constantly busy trying to do something you are maxed out. You have no free capacity.
Most of the time if we try to do 10 things at the same time we get nothing done.
I think a lot of akrasia in myself and on LW comes from being overstretched.
“Trying to control your thoughts” sounds like a recipe for failure. If you exert force on trying to change a thought pattern you often strength it.
On the other hand there are a variety of ways to influence your thinking. Meditation is useful.
I use a variety of techniques to interact with my emotions. Most of them not easily describable.
Goal setting is a good way to prime thinking.
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And I answered. You don’t try to control. Mediation isn’t about doing something. It’s about sitting and doing nearly nothing.
Sorry, this was an useless post so now it’s gone
I’m not specifically referring to zazen. You can’t force yourself in a sustainable way to be mindful. You can only set conditions that make it likely to happen.
The fact that beginners prefer meditation instructions that seem straightforward and easy to understand doesn’t mean that those instruction set provide you full information.
Sorry, this was an useless post so now it’s gone
If you are constantly busy trying to do something you are maxed out. You have no free capacity. Most of the time if we try to do 10 things at the same time we get nothing done.
I think a lot of akrasia in myself and on LW comes from being overstretched.
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