Re:What a Sensory Isolation Tank Taught Me About My Brain
by amingilani on Sunday January 01, 2017 @04:06PM
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Light flashes... Of all the times to have epilepsy, this one is the worst. Sighhhh
Re:What a Sensory Isolation Tank Taught Me About My Brain
by visarga on Monday January 02, 2017 @12:16AM
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You are supposed to keep your eyes closed and see the flashes through your eyelids. The intensity of light and sound is adjustable for comfort.
It's also related to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzfeld_effect
Cheap replacement - brain machine. Combines stroboscopic light flashes with binaural beats. Pretty trippy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_machine
Even cheaper - foam padded meditation mask (Mindfold Mask) and ear plugs. It puts you in total darkness and silence. Samadhi tank offers the same deal + floating in liquid, which is not so essential. If you can sit alert in total blackness for 30 minutes, you will lose your spatial orientation completely and feel like you are suspended in void.
I have practiced meditation for 20 years (normal meditation, without samadhi tanks and brain machines) and what is essential is to focus your attention and keep it on its object. It really feels like something different than day to day experiences, after a while. There is much potential for life hacking through meditation, the brain being so complex and open.