Excellent essay. The book recommendations look interesting as well. Thank you Ross Ulbricht.
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read:https://medium.com/@RossUlbricht/consciousness-and-cosmology-7a290b239bb
"With enough deliberate and diligent practice, it is possible to train your mind to pay exclusive attention to a single object (such as breath sensations) for as long as you wish. It is difficult to describe the experience because it is so different from everyday states of consciousness, where our minds are constantly looking around for input to integrate into the ongoing narrative of our lives."