The Buddha Project Reply To: Understanding supporting ’emptiness of absence’ meditation
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What helps me is remmebering that there is no past or future, only this moment. And when thoughts come uo, just observe them. I liked te example of the facebook icon and the red dot. It helps me te remember that thougts or sounds seem urgant but are not.
I try to just focus on the freedom that this meditation brings. When I try to hard to stay focused, I relax. When I wander of I remember myself of just observing. I also try to remember that I can also let go of my identification of myself. And also my body.
The letting go seems like tuning a radio; where I have to find the right spot (of not to much effort and not relax to much). Trying to just observe what happens. Staying curious.