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As a regular meditator I'm curious if those with aphantasia are generally more present and in the current moment than those without it. A typical meditation pr
by colordrops 5y ago
As a regular meditator I'm curious if those with aphantasia are generally more present and in the current moment than those without it. A typical meditation practice involves working with mind wandering, and I'm guessing that visualization makes it easier to get lost in thought.
- srcreigh 5y agoNope. I still have trains of thought. It's just auditory, conceptual, emotional etc not visual. I do get distracted with thoughts (even ignoring other people sometimes) most likely same as you or anyone.
- sethrin 5y agoI feel like that matches my experiences. I don't have commentary or mental projections, or stray thoughts: 'empty mind' is my default state. I'm not sure what tradeoffs this might entail.