/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.14793167]

Why don't you meditate anon? It's the most /lit/ activity besides reading. And the full rewards of meditation are closer than you think (including awakening).

[Anonymous No.14793182]

Isn't making a flow chart of meditation more of a middle management approach?

[Anonymous No.14793221]

I always find myself suspicious of these strict codifications of transcendental/phenomenological events. It seems much more likely to me that one could retroactively (or preemptively) trace their subjective qualia onto these arborescent models than the chance that these are real, fundamental structures independently discoverable within the spiritual process

[Anonymous No.14793222]

>>14793182
what do you mean

[Anonymous No.14793309]

>>14793167
Cringe and blupilled op

[Anonymous No.14793341]

>>14793221
same. i am inclined to believe that transcendental experiences don’t lend themselves well to being split up into parts, especially when it comes to something as subjective as reaching whatever samatha means to you—again it is this question of communicating meaning behind words and flowcharts of the path to tranquility (in my opinion) imply this universal definition of the state of inner peace/actualization/whatever. now, i may be fully missing the mark on this as a function of my own experience - on a personal level, it seems like going approaching meditation with the expectation of structure would preclude any sort of spiritual realization because this almost accidentally shoehorns a temporal element into the meditative process, or at least it can easily be interpreted this way. it’s probably like this to emphasize that meditation takes practice or something like that, but i just don’t think standardizing/modeling the personal and spiritual is particularly useful

[Anonymous No.14793350]

>>14793309
This, incels btfo

[Anonymous No.14793372]

following this chart to the end will take forever
Samantha better give damn good head

[Anonymous No.14793407]

>>14793341
I highly recommend A Thousand Plateaus if you want a great head-first dive into non-arborescent modes of thinking

[Anonymous No.14793418]

>>14793309
>>14793350
C'mon guys be more open minded. Having sex is fine but so is meditation. It helps practice focus.

[Anonymous No.14793421]

>>14793372
couple of months is doable

[Anonymous No.14793432]

>>14793407
appreciate the rec, anon! i've read ATP pretty recently, though. lots of good antiarboreal content to be found in there

[Anonymous No.14793465]

>>14793309
>nobody who has sex is ever stressed
holy fuck I feel bad for the simps who follow gurus like this

[Anonymous No.14793495]

>>14793309
One of those truths that is made spongey and weak through many caveats
Only truly good sex can act as this kind of release. It is the "little death," the moment when two lovers transcend their discrete identities and coalesce into a single system of graceful, passionate flow, no longer encumbered by the inadequacies of interpersonal communication
This requires a extreme moment of confidence in both the self and the partner, an almost metaphysical trust. There can't be any disconnect between thought and action, and no discernable incongruities between the thoughts or intentions of the participating members
This is a rarer opportunity that you'd think, especially nowadays as we are continually atomized apart from each other. Most will need other kinds of help before they can realistically reach that point

[Anonymous No.14793514]

>>14793309
absolutely chadpilled

[Anonymous No.14793542]

>>14793182
Woah, buddy -- ease up with the questions, eh? Let those suits upstairs worry about the big picture. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, am I right? All about synergy. Cooperation and teamwork, right? That's what we like. Cooperation, teamwork, and judicious use of office supplies (i.e. pens, pencils, legal pads, post-it notes, staplers, hole-punches, etc.). Soooo. Uh. Ah! You start your bracket for the March Madness pool yet? I'll shoot you the link. ESPN.com. Group name is 'The Third Floor'. Ha! Creative, right? Ok, yeah. Then just hit 'My Page.' There we go. Can't wait to demolish you like last year! Haha! Kidding, man. Totally kidding. Heh. Woo. Hey, uh, is your Outlook acting weird? Mine on my phone isn't syncing. Weird. Technology, man. Crazy. Well, hey. Nice talking with you, man. Friday's almost here, eh? Ha! Got to just take it one day at a time. Alright then, man. Take it easy. Yeah. You too. Uh. Bye.

[Anonymous No.14793583]

>>14793421
alright then
it begins today
see you in ultimate reality

[Anonymous No.14793762]

>>14793583
metta brother

[Anonymous No.14793764]

>>14793418
I’m sorry op I was memeing I’m actually pro meditation

[Anonymous No.14793781]

>>14793542
how post-modern

[Anonymous No.14793802]

Not gonna lie, I don't meditate because people who are into meditation annoy the shit out of me

[Anonymous No.14793812]

>>14793762
Those people in the bottom left are tiny

[Anonymous No.14793814]

>>14793802
thanks for being real bruh