#27 Focus of attention

     “What we consider conceptual thinking is only one of six modes of the mind, the other five being sensory, so meditation may or may not involve conceptual thought. Placing the mind upon a sensory object is just as much meditation as placing the mind upon a conceptual object, and it is not possible to do both at once. The point here is that ... (meditation) more often refers to placing the mind upon physical sensations, upon raw sights or sounds, or upon the tangible objects of smell and taste.”

     “The Neurobiology of mindfulness.” Treadway MT, Lazar SW in: Didonna  F ed, “Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness” Springer NY 2009.

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