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A non-mystical explanation of insight meditation and the three characteristics of existence: introduction and preamble

Kaj_SotalaMay 5, 2020, 7:09 PM

134 points

40 comments12 min readLW link

My attempt to explain Looking, insight meditation, and enlightenment in non-mysterious terms

Kaj_SotalaMar 8, 2018, 7:37 AM

237 points

140 comments17 min readLW link 2 reviews

A mechanistic model of meditation

Kaj_SotalaNov 6, 2019, 9:37 PM

136 points

11 comments21 min readLW link

The Hard Work of Translation (Buddhism)

romeostevensitApr 7, 2019, 9:04 PM

117 points

139 comments5 min readLW link 3 reviews

Fake Frameworks for Zen Meditation (Summary of Sekida’s Zen Training)

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 6, 2021, 3:38 PM

54 points

11 comments10 min readLW link

Machine Learning Analogy for Meditation (illustrated)

abramdemskiJun 28, 2018, 10:51 PM

100 points

48 comments1 min readLW link

[Book Review] Altered Traits

lsusrSep 23, 2021, 12:33 AM

68 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Meditation Trains Metacognition

LoganStrohlOct 20, 2013, 12:47 AM

59 points

62 comments8 min readLW link

Meditation: the screen-and-watcher model of the human mind, and how to use it

femtogrammarMay 1, 2020, 10:36 PM

32 points

12 comments6 min readLW link

Meditation: a self-experiment

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Dec 30, 2013, 12:56 AM

87 points

30 comments8 min readLW link

How I Meditate

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMar 8, 2021, 3:34 AM

18 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

A non-mystical explanation of “no-self” (three characteristics series)

Kaj_SotalaMay 8, 2020, 10:37 AM

120 points

65 comments20 min readLW link 1 review

Vipassana Meditation and Active Inference: A Framework for Understanding Suffering and its Cessation

sturbMar 21, 2024, 12:32 PM

50 points

8 comments19 min readLW link

On the construction of the self

Kaj_SotalaMay 29, 2020, 1:04 PM

77 points

18 comments17 min readLW link

Three characteristics: impermanence

Kaj_SotalaJun 5, 2020, 7:48 AM

73 points

4 comments18 min readLW link

Measly Meditation Measurements

justinpombrioDec 9, 2018, 8:54 PM

62 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Awakening

lsusrMay 30, 2024, 7:03 AM

123 points

79 comments9 min readLW link

My Experience With Loving Kindness Meditation

maiaFeb 28, 2023, 6:18 PM

47 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

(particularvirtue.blogspot.com)

Understanding vipassana meditation

[deleted]Oct 3, 2010, 6:12 PM

48 points

77 comments3 min readLW link

Meditation, insight, and rationality. (Part 2 of 3)

DavidMMay 4, 2011, 10:38 PM

34 points

190 comments26 min readLW link

A Path out of Insufficient Views

UnrealSep 24, 2024, 8:00 PM

40 points

55 comments9 min readLW link

Zen and Rationality: Skillful Means

Gordon Seidoh WorleyNov 21, 2020, 2:38 AM

18 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

Trauma, Meditation, and a Cool Scar

Logan RiggsAug 6, 2019, 4:17 PM

102 points

17 comments5 min readLW link 1 review

Public transmit metta

Kaj_SotalaOct 4, 2020, 11:40 AM

29 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Self-Blinded Caffeine RCT

niplavJun 27, 2023, 12:38 PM

45 points

9 comments8 min readLW link

Meditation, insight, and rationality. (Part 1 of 3)

DavidMApr 28, 2011, 8:26 PM

61 points

123 comments17 min readLW link

Attacking enlightenment

EloSep 28, 2018, 1:18 AM

35 points

49 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is there any scientific evidence for benefits of meditation?

CheerfulWarriorMay 9, 2020, 8:53 AM

16 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Nonreactivity: a simple model of meditation

cesiumquailJun 5, 2024, 4:26 PM

21 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

Craving, suffering, and predictive processing (three characteristics series)

Kaj_SotalaMay 15, 2020, 1:21 PM

96 points

56 comments19 min readLW link

Notes on Tuning Metacognition

JoNeedsSleepJul 3, 2024, 7:54 PM

8 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Meditation insights as phase shifts in your self-model

Jonas HallgrenJan 7, 2025, 10:09 AM

13 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

You are probably underestimating how good self-love can be

Charlie Rogers-SmithNov 14, 2021, 12:41 AM

168 points

19 comments12 min readLW link 1 review

Retrospective: November 10-day virtual meditation retreat

Kaj_SotalaNov 23, 2020, 3:00 PM

50 points

7 comments8 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Multiplicity of “enlightenment” states and contemplative practices

Wei DaiMar 12, 2018, 8:15 AM

46 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

[Intuitive self-models] 6. Awakening / Enlightenment / PNSE

Steven ByrnesOct 22, 2024, 1:23 PM

63 points

8 comments21 min readLW link

Some Simple Observations Five Years After Starting Mindfulness Meditation

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Apr 19, 2018, 10:28 PM

32 points

19 comments7 min readLW link

Reprograming the Mind: Meditation as a Tool for Cognitive Optimization

Jonas HallgrenJan 11, 2024, 12:03 PM

32 points

3 comments11 min readLW link

Detachment vs attachment [AI risk and mental health]

Neil Jan 15, 2024, 12:41 AM

14 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

Should rationalists be spiritual / Spirituality as overcoming delusion

Kaj_Sotala and romeostevensit

Mar 25, 2024, 4:48 PM

49 points

57 comments29 min readLW link

How accurate was my “Altered Traits” book review?

lsusrFeb 18, 2025, 5:00 PM

41 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

Proselytizing

lsusrFeb 22, 2025, 11:54 AM

48 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Test of the Bene Gesserit

lsusrFeb 23, 2025, 11:51 AM

19 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

[NSFW] The Fuzzy Handcuffs of Liberation

lsusrFeb 24, 2025, 1:05 PM

27 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Teaching Claude to Meditate

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 29, 2024, 10:27 PM

−5 points

4 comments23 min readLW link

Kenshō

ValentineJan 20, 2018, 12:12 AM

73 points

299 comments6 min readLW link

Stream Entry

lsusrJan 7, 2025, 11:56 PM

74 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Those of you with lots of meditation experience: How did it influence your understanding of philosophy of mind and topics such as qualia?

SpectrumDTJan 28, 2025, 2:29 PM

14 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Self-Blinded L-Theanine RCT

niplavOct 31, 2023, 3:24 PM

53 points

12 comments3 min readLW link

From self to craving (three characteristics series)

Kaj_SotalaMay 22, 2020, 12:16 PM

63 points

21 comments11 min readLW link

Track-Back Meditation

abramdemskiSep 11, 2018, 10:31 AM

76 points

18 comments7 min readLW link

Starting Meditation

HazardOct 24, 2018, 3:09 PM

26 points

18 comments2 min readLW link

Subagents, introspective awareness, and blending

Kaj_SotalaMar 2, 2019, 12:53 PM

110 points

19 comments9 min readLW link

On not getting swept away by mental content

Kaj_SotalaJan 25, 2018, 8:30 PM

22 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Meditation and mental space

Kaj_SotalaNov 6, 2017, 1:10 PM

8 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Book Review: Why Buddhism Is True

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJan 15, 2018, 8:54 PM

15 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Effective Altruism’s Ultimate Goal: Eradicate Human Suffering.

willfranksApr 25, 2018, 12:12 PM

−1 points

11 comments7 min readLW link

How to label thoughts nonverbally

eugmanDec 15, 2011, 6:23 PM

44 points

28 comments5 min readLW link

Does equanimity prevent negative utility?

Chris_LeongJun 11, 2020, 7:00 AM

14 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

LSD, Meditation, Enlightenment, and Ego Death

FinkApr 20, 2014, 7:41 PM

9 points

33 comments1 min readLW link

Black hole narratives

AlexeiJul 7, 2019, 4:07 AM

25 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

Fusion and Equivocation in Korzybski’s General Semantics

abramdemskiDec 21, 2020, 5:44 AM

66 points

14 comments3 min readLW link

Notes on Attention

David GrossJan 3, 2021, 9:52 PM

32 points

2 comments18 min readLW link

Meditative thinking

KatjaGraceJan 16, 2021, 2:30 AM

25 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The three existing ways of explaining the three characteristics of existence

Kaj_SotalaMar 7, 2021, 6:20 PM

40 points

1 comment13 min readLW link

“Meditation for skeptics” – a review of two books, and some thoughts

SherrinfordMar 20, 2021, 11:35 PM

16 points

4 comments12 min readLW link

Seeking Samsara

jblueJul 13, 2021, 6:03 PM

1 point

0 comments4 min readLW link

A Meditative Experience

Yonatan CaleDec 3, 2021, 5:58 PM

4 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Life, struggle, and the psychological fallout from COVID

Alex FlintDec 6, 2021, 4:59 PM

15 points

1 comment8 min readLW link

Meditation and Neuroscience, some odds and ends

MarkLFeb 8, 2022, 1:47 AM

28 points

12 comments10 min readLW link

The Game of Masks

SlimepriestessApr 27, 2022, 6:03 PM

50 points

18 comments11 min readLW link

(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Meditation course claims 65% enlightenment rate: my review

KatWoodsAug 1, 2022, 11:25 AM

111 points

35 comments14 min readLW link

[Question] Avoiding “enlightenment” experiences while meditating for anxiety?

wunanMar 20, 2023, 1:03 PM

17 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

How to prevent Re-Traumatization on Meditation Retreats

EternallyBlissfulJun 24, 2023, 2:16 PM

20 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

sharing a resource on LessWrong?

Nicky AntonellisJul 2, 2023, 1:54 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

(dharma-gates.org)

Myths about Nonduality and Science by Gary Weber

Vadim GolubJan 15, 2025, 6:33 PM

2 points

0 comments23 min readLW link

Vipassana Meditation: Developing Meta-Feeling Skills

[deleted]Oct 18, 2010, 4:55 PM

29 points

107 comments5 min readLW link

Layering and Technical Debt in the Global Wayfinding Model

herschelJul 6, 2023, 5:30 PM

14 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Scope Insensitivity Judo

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJul 19, 2019, 5:33 PM

22 points

3 comments6 min readLW link

Taking Hammertime Final Exam by efim

efimSep 10, 2020, 10:18 AM

5 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

A Less Mysterious Mindfulness Exercise

[deleted]Sep 18, 2012, 11:33 PM

36 points

64 comments7 min readLW link

Notice your everything

metachiralityAug 8, 2023, 2:38 AM

15 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Logic vs intuition ⇔ algorithm vs ML

pchvykovJan 4, 2025, 9:06 AM

5 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

The Five Hindrances to Doing the Thing

moridinamaelSep 25, 2017, 5:04 PM

10 points

4 comments8 min readLW link

The Leading and Trailing Edges of Development

Gordon Seidoh WorleyApr 26, 2018, 6:02 PM

8 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

Going Crazy and Getting Better Again

EvenstarJul 2, 2023, 6:55 PM

139 points

13 comments7 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] What is your opinion of Dr. Angelo Dilullo(meditation)?

Suh_Prance_AlotDec 3, 2024, 5:54 AM

0 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Motivating Alignment of LLM-Powered Agents: Easy for AGI, Hard for ASI?

RogerDearnaleyJan 11, 2024, 12:56 PM

35 points

4 comments39 min readLW link

[Question] What Should I Do Today?

CuiMar 18, 2022, 4:36 PM

10 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Mindfulness Meditation Thread

[deleted]Apr 24, 2012, 8:08 PM

20 points

38 comments1 min readLW link

Facts vs Interpretations

Declan MolonyFeb 27, 2024, 7:57 AM

15 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

How to be skeptical about meditation/Buddhism

ViliamMay 1, 2022, 10:30 AM

78 points

47 comments2 min readLW link

AI Apocalypse and the Buddha

pchvykovFeb 22, 2025, 4:33 PM

−17 points

6 comments9 min readLW link

[Book review] No nonsense meditation

ValdesMay 4, 2022, 12:15 PM

8 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Our compressed perception

pchvykovApr 6, 2021, 11:01 AM

12 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Mindfulness as debugging

pchvykovApr 30, 2021, 4:59 PM

21 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Can you only realize objects in your mind after they appear?

CuiMar 16, 2022, 4:12 PM

3 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Honest science is spirituality

pchvykovJul 1, 2024, 8:33 PM

−1 points

10 comments4 min readLW link

The benefits of madness: A positive account of arationality

SkatcheApr 22, 2011, 7:43 PM

131 points

122 comments14 min readLW link

Sabbath hard and go home

BenquoSep 27, 2017, 7:49 AM

97 points

15 comments5 min readLW link

Meditation Retreat: Immoral Mazes Sequence Introduction

ZviDec 28, 2019, 12:50 AM

89 points

16 comments4 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Why do Contemplative Practitioners Make so Many Metaphysical Claims?

romeostevensitDec 31, 2018, 7:44 PM

59 points

15 comments6 min readLW link

Epistemic Spot Check: Full Catastrophe Living (Jon Kabat-Zinn)

ElizabethDec 29, 2017, 6:10 AM

17 points

10 comments5 min readLW link

(acesounderglass.com)

Ms. Blue, meet Mr. Green

alexei1 Mar 2018 13:43 UTC

43 points

30 comments12 min readLW link

I bet everyone 1000€ that I can make them dramatically happier & cure their depression in 3 months!

EternallyBlissful4 Jun 2023 12:30 UTC

4 points

11 comments9 min readLW link

Training Reflective Attention

LoganStrohl21 Dec 2014 12:53 UTC

41 points

30 comments4 min readLW link

Aura as a proprioceptive glitch

pchvykov12 Jun 2023 19:30 UTC

37 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Peanut Butter

Jacob Falkovich3 Dec 2018 19:30 UTC

28 points

3 comments12 min readLW link

Looking and the no-self

ChristianKl13 Mar 2018 19:39 UTC

16 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

Tune Your Cognitive Strategies

SquirrelInHell15 Feb 2018 17:54 UTC

47 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(bewelltuned.com)

Sapir-Whorf Ego Death

Jonathan Moregård18 Mar 2025 16:57 UTC

8 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

(honestliving.substack.com)

Time to Exit the Sandbox

SquirrelInHell24 Oct 2017 17:13 UTC

0 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)

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