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Actually, learning to stop this process is the goal of several systems of meditation.

It is by no means an easy thing to do, but it can be done, for short periods of time, and feels great.



Mthe goal or process of meditation is kind of an oxymoron. You actually are learning. You're learning to stop thinking briefly. And how do you do it? By thinking about not thinking. How do you that? Concentrate on your breath. The whole thing is very strange. You're thinking but you aren't. You're learning but you aren't. I don't doubt that it feels great and I accept that it is a beneficial thing to do. But when you really think about it, it's full of contradictions and oxymorons. It's like a question with no answer.




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