Expanding Awareness
Loch shares insights on achieving a state of panoramic awareness through relaxation and peripheral vision. He emphasizes the importance of dropping the habitual "thinker" mindset to access a deeper, more embodied sense of being. The conversation highlights that different practices resonate with different individuals, underscoring the diversity of meditation techniques.In this clip
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Related Questions
How do you practice open monitoring meditation with panoramic vision?
Do you know about the meditation technique where people use an open focus to stretch their awareness into nothing, into a sense space, or into blackness, as discussed in the episode Jack Kornfield - How to Reduce Anxiety and Polish the Lens of Consciousness | The Tim Ferriss Show and the clip Navigating Consciousness? When I tried the narrow focus meditation behind my eyes, I could see blackness, but then I was overwhelmed by waves of imagery, which was a bit unsettling. It feels very different from the open focus meditation where you are supposed to unfold into the blackness as awareness. When I try to stretch my focus into nothing, I don't see much blackness. Am I doing it right?
Is it kind of like looking above your eyes to the center a bit when focusing about an inch behind your forehead during the Refocus Meditation?