often either acting out of curiosity (what's it like?) or ego (I can meditate like a badass.)
I definitely think this is true. Another thing that can drive people is covetousness for an end state that the practices are supposed to bring you--which, of course, is as anti-Buddhist a mindset as you can get.
Your first feeling of your senses spreading out sounds lovely.
Nice nonattachment example at the end of the post :-)
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Date: 2012-03-19 12:03 pm (UTC)I definitely think this is true. Another thing that can drive people is covetousness for an end state that the practices are supposed to bring you--which, of course, is as anti-Buddhist a mindset as you can get.
Your first feeling of your senses spreading out sounds lovely.
Nice nonattachment example at the end of the post :-)