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G A started the topic Practices to help fall asleep in the forum Meditation 8 years, 9 months ago
The practices described in The Mind Illuminated focus a lot on waking up the mind and getting rid of dullness, increasing the mind’s overall energy level. As someone who is at stage 7-8 right now, I feel quite capable of waking my mind up when I need to. Having an increased level of mental energy is great during the day, but this energy often…[Read more]
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G A started the topic What is effort? in the forum Meditation 8 years, 10 months ago
I was wondering if someone could give an explanation of what “effort” is, using the mind system model from The Mind Illuminated. What is happening in the mind when meditation is effortless, compared to when it is effortful? Where do feelings of effort come from, if not from a Self exerting that effort?
