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imported>Jacob Robertson (Created page with "= The concept = * How does it fit in with the goals of enlightenment? ** TODO * How do Sound exercises help with this goal? ** Easily bringing your attention to sounds pulls you out of illusionary "sounds" such as earworms or monologues, or any thought that feels as if it's spoken in your head ** Hearing sounds is a huge component of being present ** Sounds are almost universally transient and ephemeral. So many objects we see or feel will appear quite permanent at the...") |
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* Pay attention to one single sound type (drum, guitar) to the exclusion of all the other elements of the song | * Pay attention to one single sound type (drum, guitar) to the exclusion of all the other elements of the song | ||
* Relax any need to contextualize the song. The goal is to listen to only one "instant" of the song at a time, without any idea it is more than a millisecond of pure sound. Appreciate that instant, embrace that instant, even while knowing it will pass and another instant comes, over and over again. | * Relax any need to contextualize the song. The goal is to listen to only one "instant" of the song at a time, without any idea it is more than a millisecond of pure sound. Appreciate that instant, embrace that instant, even while knowing it will pass and another instant comes, over and over again. | ||
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