The prefrontalcortex loves to think that it's the only sentient thing in the human body.
It's not.
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Shut up the chatty self-referencing mind, and hear the symphony of your whole being.
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One could, but I don't think that's what Euvie meant. (Feel free to correct me )
If you shut up the chatty self-referencing mind, there is still occasionally chatty mind.
It just isn't the only player in the orchestra who gets to be on stage.
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I'm with the Zen guys on this.
Come to think of it, I'm probably a crypto Zen Buddhist in more ways than one.
Not, mind, because thoughts are so dangerous. They're mostly just annoying and distracting. #NotAllThoughts, though.
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The relative difference in annoyance value between sense objects is massive.
Just like the difference in pain value between me punching you in the face and Mike Tyson doing so.
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I am by no means some sort of -type person, so I don't feel confident defending the particulars of the practice.
But for me, I find that itching doesn't really lead to the same sort of befuddlement. If anything, getting *really* bothered by an itch has been useful.
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