Subjective Experiences of Committed Meditators Across Practices Aiming for Contentless States
Mindfulness June 1, 2023 Toby J. Woods, Jennifer Windt, Lydia Brown et al. 15 citations
Abstract Objectives Contentless experience involves an absence of mental content such as thoughts and perceptions. It is often described as pure consciousness or complete stillness/silence, and is a goal in Shamatha, Thai Forest, and Stillness Meditation. This study examined the subjective character of the deepest experience of stillness/silence typically reported in each practice, and whether...