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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You ever had a bad case of itches?
Those are REALLY ANNOYING.
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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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One time I stubbed my toe so badly I went straight into a jhana state and spent the next hour or so tripping balls on Twitter. It was fun.
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Also a huge wasted opportunity, but hey, I never claimed to be a very diligent practitioner.