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The White Elephant in my Head

A white elephant by Buddha meditating in a Buddhist temple in Thailand.

This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. You know the saying, there is a white elephant in the room? Well, there is one in my head. It’s always there, it’s quite plain that it is there. It has gone nowhere for years, it’s just right there. It doesn’t … Read more

What Is It Like When the Mind Stops?

by Vern

This is something I’ve tried, on occasion, to explain to others. A good effort is about all that can be given… the experience doesn’t lend itself to words. Experiences in which thoughts are not being formed, do not lend themselves to being easily described by words. I sat for a minute here without thought. I … Read more