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I’ve noticed during meditation on external sounds that for any repetitive sound, my brain immediately starts reproducing the sound internally, and then stops pa
by kranner 7y ago
I’ve noticed during meditation on external sounds that for any repetitive sound, my brain immediately starts reproducing the sound internally, and then stops paying attention to that external sound and starts scanning the background for other sounds. This is the case for anything from air conditioner whine to birdsong. The meditation then becomes to interrupt the cached reproduction and really listen to every sound, including repetitive ones, forcing my brain to expect surprising variations in the same sounds if I can listen really closely.
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