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Maybe this is splitting hairs over definitions, but I don't think getting lost in trains of thought (like OP) or the "quiet reflection" that you did is doing no
by dfxm12 4y ago
Maybe this is splitting hairs over definitions, but I don't think getting lost in trains of thought (like OP) or the "quiet reflection" that you did is doing nothing.
When I think of doing nothing, I think of doing nothing. No catching up on thoughts we don't have time for, no chasing ideas, just nothing. It's really hard for a few minutes, let alone 30, let alone 24h!
Part of this is that I think of quiet reflection as healthy, if not necessary, and thus, it is something.
- OJFord 4y agoI think discussing this sort of thing one needs to be clear on the definition, so it's not splitting hairs. But with your definition, doesn't it devolve into a philosophical matter of whether it's even possible anyway? Could you ever know you were doing nothing, for as soon as you pondered it you wouldn't be?
- mxmilkiib 4y agoThe early Buddhist texts differentiate between levels of jhana. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhyana_in_Buddhism#The_r%C5%ABpa_jh%C4%81nas https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhyana_in_Buddhism#The_r%C5%...