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What is your favorite meditation technique? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 5 months ago by PotatoMoon to c/[email protected]
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I like Shikantaza.

We basically have 2 meditation techniques.

  1. Hold your attention upon a thing as perfectly as you can for a while

  2. Watch the flow of experience-stuff (sights, sounds, thoughts, emotions, etc) while refraining from moving your attention in reaction to that.

Shikantaza is of the second variety.

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[–] PotatoMoon 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I relate.

I would say that I am "doing nothing" with my awareness. Which is arguably the root of all doing, is what we address in meditation, and normally is engaged in intense, habitual activity.

Doing nothing is hard. I have a mountain of habits encouraging me to react to every little thing.