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I just published “What I Talk About When I Talk About Meditation, Day 3: Dread” medium.com/p/what-i-talk-

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For walking, I think there are some detailed techniques out there. I just decided to decide to walk & meditate, and it worked.

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As for vipassana, the problem is it's too simple to teach easily. It ends up like that joke about aerobics:

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"If we're going to charge 10$ an hour, we can't call it jumping up and down." But it -is- just paying attention without clinging.

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The end result is that the technique is so simple, the best advice is nontechnical. I like

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and the late Alan Watts...

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but I believe the best advice comes from those of like mind, whoever they are, because we want to get past mind here.

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Also, Mastering The Core Teachings of the Buddha: static.squarespace.com/static/5037f52 I have mixed feelings abt. the Buddhist parts, but...

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Pages 12 through 15 break down insight meditation, so the same style of meditation we're using. Interesting book in general, too.

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But generally, anyone whose words speak to something in you and who don't overadorn their practice is good in my book. My 2 cents.

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