Re:Vipassana: 10 days of solitude and insights gained from it
by Florin_Andrei on Friday January 18, 2013 @06:20PM
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> gym is a very therapeutic experience for me. It helps me empty my mind of all stress-causing stuff in my life (e.g. work) and I get to focus on just one thing: lifting weights. I also gain additional benefits
I had the exact same experience with lifting.
But I've found an even more powerful vacuum-cleaner for the mind: racing sportbikes. Squeeze the throttle, hear the engine climb above 10,000 RPM, and feel the mighty rush of speed, and poof! your mind is crystal clear, free of all the daily junk.
I had the exact same experience with lifting.
But I've found an even more powerful vacuum-cleaner for the mind: racing sportbikes. Squeeze the throttle, hear the engine climb above 10,000 RPM, and feel the mighty rush of speed, and poof! your mind is crystal clear, free of all the daily junk.
http://florin.myip.org/blog/engines-joy
But meditation is better than all of the above. It seems like it tinkers with the hardware directly, whereas the other methods are more round-about.