| Some meditation paths use first a one-pointedness method to strengthen concentration and then shift into a mindfulness approach, where you watch the flow of mind with a centered awareness that does not get swept away, but simply notes what arises. With diligence, something quite startling happens: the illusion of the coherence of self begins to break down. And that begins another kind of profound psychological shift, the perception of emptiness. | |||
| p. 96 | |||
| Daniel Goleman |
"Tibetan and Western Models of Mental Health" MindScience: An East-West Dialog Wisdom Books, 1994 |
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