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The quiet art of attention

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865 points billwear | 1 comments | 13 Oct 24 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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d4mi3n ◴[13 Oct 24 16:48 UTC] No.41829486[source]▶
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krzat ◴[13 Oct 24 18:00 UTC] No.41830079[source]▶
Honestly the bigger problem is probably that creating lasting habits is hard. Everyone knows that exercise is important but how many people maintain a consistent routine?

With mindfulness it's even worse because there is no way to track how strong your equanimity is. You can't know if you are making progress or just deluding yourself.

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keybored ◴[13 Oct 24 18:12 UTC] No.41830167[source]▶
My meditation book (The Mind Illuminated) divides everything into stages. And the strength of one’s mindfulness is discussed.
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krzat ◴[14 Oct 24 08:34 UTC] No.41835482[source]▶
Our capacity for delusion is pretty robust. Culadasa's scandal is a good example.
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1. keybored ◴[14 Oct 24 08:42 UTC] No.41835517[source]▶
He wrote in the book (2015) that sufficiently advanced meditation could replace years of therapy. That turned out to be wrong.