Problem is, currently the lack of focus is much much longer than the focus. I return to the breath for a very short time before not even noticing that I am away again, dreaming or ruminating...Spiny Norman wrote:What might help is just returning to the breath, ie keep it really simple.Myotai wrote: If there is wandering then I go back to the breath...then back to the sense of the body sitting on the cushion.
Cannot ignore thought...
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The simplest way's the best if it works, of course. If it's not working, the methods described in this talk might be useful.
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Either my browsers not working or you've played a Zen joke on me...your link brings me back to this page...fivebells wrote:The simplest way's the best if it works, of course. If it's not working, the methods described in this talk might be useful.