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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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:) 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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