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Frequency and duration of mind-wandering Kinds of distractions (subtle vs gross) How much detail is perceived of the meditation object Is the mind one-pointe
by eternauta3k 7y ago
Frequency and duration of mind-wandering
Kinds of distractions (subtle vs gross)
How much detail is perceived of the meditation object
Is the mind one-pointed
Are there gross physical sensations, or only subtle (like your body is a point cloud)
Are there intense, or subtle, pleasant sensations through the body
Are there constrictions in the body
What is the nature, frequency and intensity of thoughts
Is there a sensation of being a knower/subject
Stage in the Progress of Insight ( https://www.mctb.org/mctb2/table-of-contents/part-iv-insight/30-the-progress-of-insight/ https://www.mctb.org/mctb2/table-of-contents/part-iv-insight... )
Which Jhana ( https://www.mctb.org/mctb2/table-of-contents/part-iii-the-samatha-jhanas/27-the-concentration-states-shamatha-jhanas/ https://www.mctb.org/mctb2/table-of-contents/part-iii-the-sa... )
etc, etc.
Different traditions would be interested in different aspects of your experience, though.
- maerF0x0 7y agoOk, thats a good list for self reflection, but how do you instrument that besides "surveys"? IMO the best things are the brain imaging technologies, but I suppose that's far too expensive to research right now?