This is the focus of most eastern philosophies. Check out some books by Jack Kornfield. He makes it all very accessible.
The mind is very powerful. You can control your subconscious. By focusing on your breath, and returning your focus to your breath after your attention wanders, again and again, you develop a muscle memory to control your brain.
If you need any more proof and that it works, look to the Buddhist monks who lit themselves on fire to protest and did not scream.
Thanks, I’ll look that up. I’ve never really been exposed to eastern viewpoints, Buddhism, etc. I’m pretty Midlands/northern UK, so it’s not really a thing you hear about here.
If you just want to try meditating, I highly suggest a guided meditation app, a great free resource collection exists in Insight Timer, a great paid one with a free trial that eases you into meditation is Ten Percent Happier (and they have a great podcast to boot).
You could most definitely also just find some guided meditation on YouTube.
Written resources are great, there are vast collections, both into more Buddhism and more secular meditation practices. But I will not recommend anything off the bat because reading will not give you much. At its core both Buddhism and secular meditation come down to “just try and see for yourself”. This is not to say there is not evidence, there is plenty of scientific evidence for mindfulness meditation Which is why I would recommend just trying meditation and reading into the direction you are more interested once you get a feel for what it is.
Sounds… Practically unbelievable, but I want to know more. Any good written sources, I’m not a fan of video/audio sources?
This is the focus of most eastern philosophies. Check out some books by Jack Kornfield. He makes it all very accessible.
The mind is very powerful. You can control your subconscious. By focusing on your breath, and returning your focus to your breath after your attention wanders, again and again, you develop a muscle memory to control your brain.
If you need any more proof and that it works, look to the Buddhist monks who lit themselves on fire to protest and did not scream.
Thanks, I’ll look that up. I’ve never really been exposed to eastern viewpoints, Buddhism, etc. I’m pretty Midlands/northern UK, so it’s not really a thing you hear about here.
I don’t think anyone has ever written anything about Buddhism. I think the only reliable source is TikTok reaction videos.
If you just want to try meditating, I highly suggest a guided meditation app, a great free resource collection exists in Insight Timer, a great paid one with a free trial that eases you into meditation is Ten Percent Happier (and they have a great podcast to boot).
You could most definitely also just find some guided meditation on YouTube.
Written resources are great, there are vast collections, both into more Buddhism and more secular meditation practices. But I will not recommend anything off the bat because reading will not give you much. At its core both Buddhism and secular meditation come down to “just try and see for yourself”. This is not to say there is not evidence, there is plenty of scientific evidence for mindfulness meditation Which is why I would recommend just trying meditation and reading into the direction you are more interested once you get a feel for what it is.
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