Strong Meditation Technique

[ajasatya]

i found this technique "by accident". i was curious about the beginning of a thought, so i thought: "i want to witness the beginning of a thought". then i started to meditate.

i went to total presence with one exhalation and i put myself in a diligent perspective, thinking "ok, where are you, thoughts, now? i want to see you coming."

what happened? total silence. no thoughts!

my insight

the observer is just a thought and we cannot be conscious of two thoughts are the same time.

[Azrael]

1 hour ago, iago iriarte arhatha said:

the observer is just a thought and we cannot be conscious of two thoughts are the same time.

Oh, you can. This just needs some time. The observer is a thought right, but more actually a bunch of very close connected thoughts, emotions and perceptions. If you shine enough light on it, you will sharpen your awareness enough to see what this is actually made out of and then be liberated from the recognition that you are your observer. Keep digging.

[ajasatya]

@Azrael i agree with the fact that the observer is a bunch of very close connected thoughts, memories, emotions and perceptions because the thoughts that arise come in specific patterns. but when i empty my mind with an exhalation and put myself as someone who wants to witness the beginning of thoughts, they don't come.

if i empty my mind with an exhalation and just relax, after a while i'll just catch myself already inside a thought, missing its beginning.

i certainly am open-minded to the possibility of being able to witness the beginning of a thought. i'll work with that thought gatekeeper technique. even if i never ever see the exact moment of the beginning of a thought, i can feel it's a very awareness sharpening tool.

[mikeyy]

Same broo I always witness thpughts whwn theyre already jumpin around but im pretty new to meditating

[OrdinaryAwareness]

On October 10, 2016 at 11:48 PM, iago iriarte arhatha said:

the observer is just a thought

No, the observer is not a thought. The "observer" is the awareness with which you knew that you were experiencing a space (silence) between thoughts. Thoughts are fleeting. Awareness/consciousness is constant.