You can be an over-thinker and still have success with meditation. Some things might be more difficult for you, and it will endlessly annoy a subset of meditators, but you will have to work with your own conditions regardless.

Hopefully can summarize this better: This macroscopic yet background sense that something is wrong with the way things are, and that this can be fixed from a frame of controlling, resisting, or doing, still seems to be gone.

I am about half way through part 5 of a 7 part series discussing the basics of meditation; sort of aimed at programmers or anyone looking for clear explanations that do not lean explicitly on traditional sources. It feels really great to be creating content again; I missed it.

I feel really bad for people learning or just trying to follow English via AI generated subtitles these days.

Really excited for the new year. I'm planning to dial back on my day job and spend more time doing what I want to do. So far, that will be: - Finishing a 7 part introductory series on meditation explained without Buddhist jargon (almost done 7th rough draft) - Capturing several

Finally completed 7 first drafts of my article series on the basics of meditation. Next will be the second drafts which clean things up substantially, then third drafts adding footnotes, then figuring out how/where to publish it.

I managed to record a 45m meditation with EEG this morning. This is really quite fun for me. I can tell you that what I experienced in the last 3rd of the session was pretty deep tranquility.

I have managed to get a couple of very deeeeeeep meditation sessions on EEG in the past few weeks. There's a direct correlation with deep samatha jhana and my brain waves sort of flatlining. From an experiential point of view, this was a pretty classic progression from Samatha

Woooooo, second drafts are done. All that is left is adding footnotes and figuring out where to publish them. Even though I do not have the time and energy I used to for content creation, I do appreciate being able to take my time and not rush anything because I am broke and

First seemingly stable pattern is emerging from my meditation EEG data. Take it with a grain of salt as the sample size is about 4 different sessions, but the pattern has been remarkably similar. For me, samatha jhana, which are what I call refined mental states (the term

I don't struggle with having time these days. It is merely a matter of having the energy; which is limited.

Part 2: Maps of the Mind This part lays out basic aspects of the mind which most people work with in meditation practice. Of particular importance is working with spotlight attention, broad awareness, and how they interact with the senses. rkay301.medium.com/maps-of-the-mi…

Part 3: Practical Tips Here I answer common questions and address roadblocks I came across as a beginner. - Meditation Postures - Monkey Mind - Distraction vs Mindfulness ...and more. rkay301.medium.com/practical-tips…

Part 4: Developing Refined Mental States In this part, I explain how I approach and understand the mental states of tranquility, bliss, and absorption developed through meditation. If you are familiar with Samatha Jhana, this is the same concept. rkay301.medium.com/developing-ref…

Part 5: Developing Mental Wellbeing You do not need liberating insights or deep concentration to develop the ability to feel good. You just need to practice the skill. Fortunately, practicing that skill may lead to insights and concentration. rkay301.medium.com/developing-men…

Part 6: Developing Liberating Insights The last, and to some, most important axis of development in meditation is referred to as insight in some circles. It is developing the capacity to see behind the curtain of conciousness. rkay301.medium.com/developing-lib…

Part 7: Daily Effort, Practice, Conduct How to be consistent with meditation even if you live a busy life and are not gifted with boundless effort, motivation, and energy. I also explain how morality works using a concrete example from programming (instruction set).