where's my block of [citation needed] tags? Some of the things he claims (e.g., Eastern meditation is <i>only</i> about having an empty mind - that sounds like the Southern Californian branch of Zen Buddhism).
Oh, just noticed - he does cite a website, which in turn cites "Buckland's complete book of Witchcraft" and "Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience".
Extra credit for dressing up claims with neuroanatomical terms.<p>But, yes, he's right in that you should set aside some time that is free from distractions and where you don't do anything but think about what you're about to do.
"Hey Y Combinator Hacker Dude (or Chic). Thanks for stopping by. If you thought this chapter (post) was somewhat intriguing, please up-vote it. I'll love you extra. No, but seriously, if you don't up-vote this, I will haunt your dreams. "
-Could you remove the threat.
You might have a nocebo effect on some.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo</a>
Hello -<p>A bit late getting to this topic but I had a useful resource.<p>Through my 'Google Listen' acct I found a good resource - zen cast podcasts on buddhist topics.<p>In recent months there have been some excellent talks on meditation / awareness / focused thought / mindfulness from this teacher:<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Fronsdal" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Fronsdal</a><p>I offer this in light of some of the good comments in this thread about fuzzy thinking on "Eastern Meditation" etc.<p>Michael