Mindless mindfulness

[Sri Lanky]

Have you ever tried to shut down all thought? Has this happened to you via an act of Providence?

It's a difficult thing to do. If so,what kind of technique can be used to slow down your brainwaves?

[yorick]

Performing constant repetitive action helps. Factory assembly line workers for example have highly developed delta brainwave patterns. Delta = background brainwave rhythms, like 'white noise' of the mind that generally goes unnoticed. This is considered a desirable virtue thats worth achieving.


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[friendlyskies]

Louis Hayes (she's a New Age superduperstar who links positive thinking to good health) says that when you have a thought you don't want, you just say, "No!" Out, damn thought. Seems to work OK for me.