https://kevgomes1403.github.io/tags/meditation/Recent content in Meditation on Kevin GomesHugo -- 0.150.0enMon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://kevgomes1403.github.io/posts/2022/2022-06-20-waking-up/Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://kevgomes1403.github.io/posts/2022/2022-06-20-waking-up/<h2 id="the-book-in-3-sentences">The Book in 3 Sentences</h2> <ol> <li>Consciousness is the only undoubtedly real thing in the universe, and one’s relationship with its contents (thoughts, sights, emotions) determines the quality of their experience.</li> <li>Religion is a flawed and acutely dangerous path to spirituality that must be replaced by a more experiential, rational approach to contemplation.</li> <li>Constant identification with the contents of consciousness, namely thoughts, shapes the illusion of the self that is responsible for much of human suffering.</li> </ol> <h2 id="how-i-discovered-it">How I Discovered It</h2> <p>I’ve listened to several podcasts that Sam Harris has appeared in where he has mentioned this book. He frequently quotes passages in the Waking Up app too.</p>https://kevgomes1403.github.io/posts/2022/2022-05-16-on-seeking-the-awakening/Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://kevgomes1403.github.io/posts/2022/2022-05-16-on-seeking-the-awakening/<hr> <p>Bored and on the search for a flashy hobby, I stumble across the <a href="https://www.headspace.com/">Headspace</a> app several years ago, letting Andy Puddicomb caress my mind for a few minutes each day. Back then, meditation was pursued for no extrinsic purpose; I only knew that it was somehow related to better emotional regulation and would enhance my daily experience in subtle ways.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s been over two years and I have since moved on to <a href="https://wakingup.com/">Waking Up</a> which provides a deeper version of mindfulness meditation than Headspace, the latter being more accessible to those otherwise unfamiliar and sometimes averse to this traditional eastern practice. As a companion to his book <em>Waking Up</em>, Sam Harris takes the listener on a journey into the nature of consciousness, directing them to dispel the conventional sense of self and experience the open space of awareness.</p>