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Guided Meditation - The Varieties of Attention

Guided Meditation - The Varieties of Attention

FromBuilding a Science of Consciousness


Guided Meditation - The Varieties of Attention

FromBuilding a Science of Consciousness

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is a guided meditation provided by Andrés in order to enrich one's conception of the nature of "attention". Attention is typically thought of as a fuzzy "spotlight" that redirects cognitive resources to a region of one's experience. But this is just one of many varieties of attention. In fact, many changes to one's state of consciousness have very little to do with changes to perceptual features like color, brightness, auditory pitch, tactile sensations, or the texture of thought. At times, one can tell that one's state of consciousness has changed dramatically and yet it is very hard to pin-point exactly what that change consists of. In many of those cases, that's because the change is primarily attentional. Thus, learning about alternative modes of attention is an important tool to enable higher quality phenomenological reports and replications. It has the added bonus that knowing a broad range of attentional modes can radically enhance one's meditation practice. Join us in this guided meditation to get acquainted with a much broader set of attentional modes.
Released:
Jul 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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