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ANECDOTE

Lightning Realization From One Word

  • Joseph Goldstein recounts first meditating five minutes and later hearing the word "unborn" which produced a sudden, profound experience he described as "zero."
  • That moment revealed to him the selflessness of experience and redirected his life toward meditation.
INSIGHT

The Brain Builds A Transparent Self

  • Thomas Metzinger presents the self-model theory: the brain constructs a transparent self-model we identify with, but no metaphysical self exists.
  • Meditation can reveal and disrupt this model, producing experiences of selflessness at multiple levels.
ADVICE

Observe Rewards To Break Habits

  • Judson Brewer recommends noticing reward mechanics: identify triggers, behaviors, and rewards that drive habits like thinking or smoking.
  • Use mindfulness to observe craving and decouple automatic reward-driven actions from your behavior.
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