Concentration meditation sometimes has the vibe of an old tower defense arcade game: trying to detect possible distractions as early as possible so as to fortify attention, a feeling of being beset on all sides, noticing that enemy already past the gate, etc
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Funny how this vibe is only possible in so-so sessions. Has to be going well enough to notice subtle distractions before they threaten forgetting, but poorly enough that subtle distractions are still meaningful threats without continuous vigilance.
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I think this vibe extends to the compounding return from a meditation practice. Similarly, if you built a solid tower defense, some waves are effortless and you can simply observe your towers defending without needing to build or upgrade.
Nice take Andy, thanks for sharing.
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Yeah, totally! Great point.
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until one moment when it doesn’t and then your inner monologue decides to stop talking for the rest of your life, or you switch from the breath to a tiny pleasurable sensation and are thrown directly into the infinite void of goodness
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Is it unusual to not have an inner monologue?
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:) The Buddha himself used the fortress metaphor where mindfulness was the gatekeeper and concentration (jhāna) was the food stock inside the fortress (Nagara Sutta AN 7:63).
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Ah, wonderful!
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