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  1. I struggle how to strike the correct balance between mediated and unmediated experiences and reckon daily with how much time I spend staring at screens rather than into the eyes of other human beings.

    From:
    The Extinction of Experience by Christine Rosen

    #quotes
    #DirectExperience
    #EyeContact

  2. Can you really trust your intuition—or are you just following a story?

    Explore how Zen practice and the scientific method meet in real life: through observation, testing, and direct experience.

    This isn’t about blind belief.
    It’s about learning how clarity, presence, and focus reduce unnecessary suffering—moment by moment.

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    youtu.be/mFsGYRAf0gw?si=dwpuP6

    #Zen #Intuition #Awareness #Clarity #Meditation #Presence #DirectExperience

  3. Everything changes—your body, your thoughts, your identity.
    The more you cling, the more you suffer.
    Clarity comes from letting go… and seeing your mind as it truly is.
    Don’t just hear the teaching. **Experience it.**
    #Zen #Mindfulness #LetGo #SpiritualAwakening #Impermanence #Meditation #DirectExperience #SelfAwareness #Presence youtube.com/shorts/UtwGS8dy8N4

  4. In Zen practice, a “critical phrase” like *Who am I?* or *What is the mind?* isn’t meant to be answered. It’s meant to pierce through illusion. Let the question burn through distraction, until only boundless awareness remains. 🔥🧘 #Koan #ZenMeditation #WhoAmI #DirectExperience #Awareness
    #ZenJourney #WhatIsTheMind #mind #Meditation youtube.com/shorts/obedJjcr-1A

  5. Complete presence and focused attention can lead to an expanded awareness—what some traditions call infinite or eternal awareness. But this can’t be grasped through reason or analysis. It must be experienced directly.

    #Zen #Focus #Awareness #Presence #Nonduality #Consciousness #Doubt #SpiritualAwakening #DirectExperience #Mindfulness #Meditation #ClearMind #Concentration #SelfInquiry #Dharma

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