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

Kaj_Sotala5 May 2020 19:09 UTC

134 points

40 comments12 min readLW link

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

Kaj_Sotala8 Mar 2018 7:37 UTC

229 points

138 comments17 min readLW link 2 reviews

A mechanistic model of meditation

Kaj_Sotala6 Nov 2019 21:37 UTC

136 points

11 comments21 min readLW link

The Hard Work of Translation (Buddhism)

romeostevensit7 Apr 2019 21:04 UTC

117 points

139 comments5 min readLW link 3 reviews

Machine Learning Analogy for Meditation (illustrated)

abramdemski28 Jun 2018 22:51 UTC

100 points

48 comments1 min readLW link

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

Gordon Seidoh Worley6 Feb 2021 15:38 UTC

54 points

11 comments10 min readLW link

[Book Review] Altered Traits

lsusr23 Sep 2021 0:33 UTC

67 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Meditation Trains Metacognition

LoganStrohl20 Oct 2013 0:47 UTC

59 points

62 comments8 min readLW link

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

femtogrammar1 May 2020 22:36 UTC

32 points

12 comments6 min readLW link

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

Kaj_Sotala8 May 2020 10:37 UTC

113 points

65 comments20 min readLW link 1 review

Meditation: a self-experiment

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) 30 Dec 2013 0:56 UTC

86 points

30 comments8 min readLW link

How I Meditate

Gordon Seidoh Worley8 Mar 2021 3:34 UTC

18 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Understanding vipassana meditation

[deleted]3 Oct 2010 18:12 UTC

48 points

77 comments3 min readLW link

My Experience With Loving Kindness Meditation

maia28 Feb 2023 18:18 UTC

47 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

(particularvirtue.blogspot.com)

Measly Meditation Measurements

justinpombrio9 Dec 2018 20:54 UTC

62 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Zen and Rationality: Skillful Means

Gordon Seidoh Worley21 Nov 2020 2:38 UTC

18 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

On the construction of the self

Kaj_Sotala29 May 2020 13:04 UTC

71 points

18 comments17 min readLW link

Three characteristics: impermanence

Kaj_Sotala5 Jun 2020 7:48 UTC

73 points

4 comments18 min readLW link

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

DavidM4 May 2011 22:38 UTC

34 points

190 comments26 min readLW link

Trauma, Meditation, and a Cool Scar

Logan Riggs6 Aug 2019 16:17 UTC

102 points

17 comments5 min readLW link 1 review

Awakening

lsusr30 May 2024 7:03 UTC

118 points

79 comments9 min readLW link

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

Benjamin Sturgeon21 Mar 2024 12:32 UTC

50 points

8 comments19 min readLW link

A Path out of Insufficient Views

Unreal24 Sep 2024 20:00 UTC

55 points

46 comments9 min readLW link

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

DavidM28 Apr 2011 20:26 UTC

61 points

123 comments17 min readLW link

Nonreactivity: a simple model of meditation

cesiumquail5 Jun 2024 16:26 UTC

21 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

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

Kaj_Sotala15 May 2020 13:21 UTC

90 points

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Notes on Tuning Metacognition

JoNeedsSleep3 Jul 2024 19:54 UTC

6 points

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Public transmit metta

Kaj_Sotala4 Oct 2020 11:40 UTC

29 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

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

CheerfulWarrior9 May 2020 8:53 UTC

16 points

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Attacking enlightenment

Elo28 Sep 2018 1:18 UTC

35 points

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Self-Blinded Caffeine RCT

niplav27 Jun 2023 12:38 UTC

44 points

9 comments8 min readLW link

Retrospective: November 10-day virtual meditation retreat

Kaj_Sotala23 Nov 2020 15:00 UTC

50 points

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(kajsotala.fi)

Multiplicity of “enlightenment” states and contemplative practices

Wei Dai12 Mar 2018 8:15 UTC

46 points

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You are probably underestimating how good self-love can be

Charlie Rogers-Smith14 Nov 2021 0:41 UTC

166 points

19 comments12 min readLW link 1 review

Track-Back Meditation

abramdemski11 Sep 2018 10:31 UTC

76 points

18 comments7 min readLW link

Starting Meditation

Hazard24 Oct 2018 15:09 UTC

26 points

18 comments2 min readLW link

Subagents, introspective awareness, and blending

Kaj_Sotala2 Mar 2019 12:53 UTC

110 points

18 comments9 min readLW link

On not getting swept away by mental content

Kaj_Sotala25 Jan 2018 20:30 UTC

21 points

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(kajsotala.fi)

Meditation and mental space

Kaj_Sotala6 Nov 2017 13:10 UTC

8 points

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(kajsotala.fi)

Book Review: Why Buddhism Is True

Gordon Seidoh Worley15 Jan 2018 20:54 UTC

15 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Effective Altruism’s Ultimate Goal: Eradicate Human Suffering.

willfranks25 Apr 2018 12:12 UTC

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How to label thoughts nonverbally

eugman15 Dec 2011 18:23 UTC

44 points

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Does equanimity prevent negative utility?

Chris_Leong11 Jun 2020 7:00 UTC

14 points

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LSD, Meditation, Enlightenment, and Ego Death

Fink20 Apr 2014 19:41 UTC

9 points

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Reprograming the Mind: Meditation as a Tool for Cognitive Optimization

Jonas Hallgren11 Jan 2024 12:03 UTC

27 points

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Detachment vs attachment [AI risk and mental health]

Neil 15 Jan 2024 0:41 UTC

14 points

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

Steven Byrnes22 Oct 2024 13:23 UTC

58 points

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Should rationalists be spiritual / Spirituality as overcoming delusion

Kaj_Sotala and romeostevensit

25 Mar 2024 16:48 UTC

49 points

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Kenshō

Valentine20 Jan 2018 0:12 UTC

73 points

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Black hole narratives

Alexei7 Jul 2019 4:07 UTC

25 points

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

Sherrinford20 Mar 2021 23:35 UTC

16 points

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A Meditative Experience

Yonatan Cale3 Dec 2021 17:58 UTC

4 points

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Meditative thinking

KatjaGrace16 Jan 2021 2:30 UTC

25 points

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(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Seeking Samsara

jblue13 Jul 2021 18:03 UTC

1 point

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Notes on Attention

David Gross3 Jan 2021 21:52 UTC

32 points

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Fusion and Equivocation in Korzybski’s General Semantics

abramdemski21 Dec 2020 5:44 UTC

66 points

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The three existing ways of explaining the three characteristics of existence

Kaj_Sotala7 Mar 2021 18:20 UTC

40 points

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Life, struggle, and the psychological fallout from COVID

Alex Flint6 Dec 2021 16:59 UTC

15 points

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Meditation and Neuroscience, some odds and ends

MarkL8 Feb 2022 1:47 UTC

28 points

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The Game of Masks

Slimepriestess27 Apr 2022 18:03 UTC

50 points

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(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Self-Blinded L-Theanine RCT

niplav31 Oct 2023 15:24 UTC

53 points

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From self to craving (three characteristics series)

Kaj_Sotala22 May 2020 12:16 UTC

57 points

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Meditation course claims 65% enlightenment rate: my review

KatWoods1 Aug 2022 11:25 UTC

111 points

35 comments14 min readLW link

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

wunan20 Mar 2023 13:03 UTC

17 points

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Some Simple Observations Five Years After Starting Mindfulness Meditation

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)19 Apr 2018 22:28 UTC

32 points

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sharing a resource on LessWrong?

Nicky Antonellis2 Jul 2023 13:54 UTC

1 point

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(dharma-gates.org)

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

RogerDearnaley11 Jan 2024 12:56 UTC

34 points

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Honest science is spirituality

pchvykov1 Jul 2024 20:33 UTC

−1 points

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The benefits of madness: A positive account of arationality

Skatche22 Apr 2011 19:43 UTC

131 points

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Sabbath hard and go home

Benquo27 Sep 2017 7:49 UTC

96 points

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Meditation Retreat: Immoral Mazes Sequence Introduction

Zvi28 Dec 2019 0:50 UTC

88 points

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(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Why do Contemplative Practitioners Make so Many Metaphysical Claims?

romeostevensit31 Dec 2018 19:44 UTC

59 points

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

Elizabeth29 Dec 2017 6:10 UTC

17 points

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(acesounderglass.com)

Ms. Blue, meet Mr. Green

alexei1 Mar 2018 13:43 UTC

43 points

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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

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Training Reflective Attention

LoganStrohl21 Dec 2014 12:53 UTC

41 points

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Aura as a proprioceptive glitch

pchvykov12 Jun 2023 19:30 UTC

37 points

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Peanut Butter

Jacob Falkovich3 Dec 2018 19:30 UTC

28 points

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Looking and the no-self

ChristianKl13 Mar 2018 19:39 UTC

16 points

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Tune Your Cognitive Strategies

SquirrelInHell15 Feb 2018 17:54 UTC

40 points

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(bewelltuned.com)

Time to Exit the Sandbox

SquirrelInHell24 Oct 2017 17:13 UTC

0 points

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(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)

How to prevent Re-Traumatization on Meditation Retreats

EternallyBlissful24 Jun 2023 14:16 UTC

20 points

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Facts vs Interpretations—An Exercise in Cognitive Reframing

Declan Molony27 Feb 2024 7:57 UTC

15 points

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Vipassana Meditation: Developing Meta-Feeling Skills

[deleted]18 Oct 2010 16:55 UTC

29 points

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Layering and Technical Debt in the Global Wayfinding Model

herschel6 Jul 2023 17:30 UTC

14 points

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Scope Insensitivity Judo

Gordon Seidoh Worley19 Jul 2019 17:33 UTC

22 points

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Taking Hammertime Final Exam by efim

efim10 Sep 2020 10:18 UTC

5 points

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A Less Mysterious Mindfulness Exercise

[deleted]18 Sep 2012 23:33 UTC

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Notice your everything

metachirality8 Aug 2023 2:38 UTC

15 points

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The Five Hindrances to Doing the Thing

moridinamael25 Sep 2017 17:04 UTC

10 points

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The Leading and Trailing Edges of Development

Gordon Seidoh Worley26 Apr 2018 18:02 UTC

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Going Crazy and Getting Better Again

Evenstar2 Jul 2023 18:55 UTC

121 points

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Our compressed perception

pchvykov6 Apr 2021 11:01 UTC

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Mindfulness as debugging

pchvykov30 Apr 2021 16:59 UTC

21 points

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

Cui16 Mar 2022 16:12 UTC

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[Question] What Should I Do Today?

Cui18 Mar 2022 16:36 UTC

10 points

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How to be skeptical about meditation/Buddhism

Viliam1 May 2022 10:30 UTC

78 points

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[Book review] No nonsense meditation

Valdes4 May 2022 12:15 UTC

8 points

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Mindfulness Meditation Thread

[deleted]24 Apr 2012 20:08 UTC

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