====== Random Meditation Stuff ====== ===== Random ===== *Interesting question * * https://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/ayvodp/what_is_your_greatest_insight/ * Answer to the beginner's question - why meditate * https://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/b0pu7i/what_side_effects_has_meditation_had_on_you_that/ * The Headless Way – Douglas Harding * http://www.headless.org/ * Self-portrait by Ernst Mach * https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/self-portrait-by-ernst-mach-1886/ * This was apparently part of Harding's inspiration * https://projectmindfulness.com/ * Project Mindfulness aims to break through the cultural barriers of mysticism and secrecy often surrounding meditation and its related practices. * We aim to create a radically accessible platform where as many people as possible can benefit from meditation and mindfulness. * https://dharmatreasure.org/ * The mission of the Dharma Treasure community is to offer Buddhist teachings, clear and systematic meditation instruction, and retreat opportunities for all people pursuing spiritual development and awakening. * [https://dharmatreasure.org/wp-content/uploads/Enlightenment.pdf Culadasa's description of Enlightment] * https://www.ramdass.org/ ===== Dark Night of the Soul ===== * Term apparently originates with Saint
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Cross. * Dark Night of the Soul (Spanish * La noche oscura del alma) is a poem written by the 16th-century Spanish mystic and poet St. John of the Cross. The author himself did not give any title to his poem, on which he wrote two book-length commentaries * Ascent of Mount Carmel (Subida del Monte Carmelo) and The Dark Night (Noche Oscura). * https://www.thoughtco.com/buddhist-meditation-and-the-dark-night-449760 * https://aboutmeditation.com/the-dark-side-of-meditation/ * https://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/5y1zi1/what_is_dark_night_of_the_soul/