alt Hacker NewsAs a practitioner of meditation and a student of Buddhism, this article offers a limited perspective. In my humble opinion there are many many different modes of consciousness that do not benefit from the simple 'antidotes' described in this article.
But then again I've read Matthieu Ricard's book and find his writing to be less than compelling, very subjective and generalizing ideas that have easy to find exceptions. Not to take away from the absolute wealth of knowledge in Buddhism.
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MeteorMarc • today at 11:22 AM
But this excerpt is a play between two characters. Ricard looks for the most effective perspective to communicate his knowledge, so it is not fair to accuse him of a limited perspective.
I find this so worthwhile though:
"Sometimes you are just sitting there, thinking of nothing in particular, and suddenly the thought of someone or a particular event or situation pops up in the mind, seemingly out of nowhere. From there, a whole chain of thoughts begins to unfold, and if you are not mindful, you can easily get lost in it."
Man, if only 18-year-old-me could have realized this!!