What you call meditation, I call contemplation. It's not a semantical difference. It's a different practice. I do both. I'm not looking for my true self. I am rather certain that there is no durable self. I am far more interested in observing what appears in consciousness. It's a lot more fun. Let's keep practicing.
I don’t think there is a real problem of over indulging in this practice, because “The Practice” starts the moment your eyes open in the morning until you lay your head down for heavenly sleep in the evening. And if by chance lucid dreaming is in play -- Philosophy as a Way of Life -- continues into the dream.
Pierre Hadot’s understanding of Philosophy as a Way of Life that includes Spiritual Exercises is the magnet that keeps me riveted and fills my heart with joy and gratitude for being lucky enough to discover this before I was too old and on my deathbed. Though I find modern life overrated and overwhelming with it’s misguided gravitational pull in the wrong direction that eventually seeps all our strength from our innate vitality -- it is so beneficial to find a practice that is a refuge that blossoms into an “Inner Citadel”.
Hello Massimo, thank you! Do you have any advice for over indulging in this practice?
Not spending majority of the day with books and lectures, but when progress is being made in practicing reasonable existence, the feeling of being better then or having an advantage over another is very present. Especially in competition.
What you call meditation, I call contemplation. It's not a semantical difference. It's a different practice. I do both. I'm not looking for my true self. I am rather certain that there is no durable self. I am far more interested in observing what appears in consciousness. It's a lot more fun. Let's keep practicing.
Thank you universe…
I don’t think there is a real problem of over indulging in this practice, because “The Practice” starts the moment your eyes open in the morning until you lay your head down for heavenly sleep in the evening. And if by chance lucid dreaming is in play -- Philosophy as a Way of Life -- continues into the dream.
Pierre Hadot’s understanding of Philosophy as a Way of Life that includes Spiritual Exercises is the magnet that keeps me riveted and fills my heart with joy and gratitude for being lucky enough to discover this before I was too old and on my deathbed. Though I find modern life overrated and overwhelming with it’s misguided gravitational pull in the wrong direction that eventually seeps all our strength from our innate vitality -- it is so beneficial to find a practice that is a refuge that blossoms into an “Inner Citadel”.
Hello Massimo, thank you! Do you have any advice for over indulging in this practice?
Not spending majority of the day with books and lectures, but when progress is being made in practicing reasonable existence, the feeling of being better then or having an advantage over another is very present. Especially in competition.