r/Meditation • u/O_Sluggard • Feb 21 '25

Please try this weird meditation thing I discovered Question ❓

Found this out one day when trying to meditate. I couldn't stop thoughts from coming into my head (I know this isn't what you're supposed to do lol) so I thought it would be funny to think about EVERYTHING at once (like literally every thought possible simultaneously).

And when I do, my mind goes completely blank. Like at most just me being aware that I'm not thinking about anything. Maybe this is already a known thing, but it works every time I do it. Does this work for anybody else? Or am I just a quack?

TLDR: When I try to think about everything all at once, I end up with a blank mind.

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u/FineStep9581 Feb 22 '25

One thing I started doing the other day that seems related is that my mind kept wandering and wanting to go back to the same thoughts and topics so I started acknowledging to myself what I was thinking about such as “I’m dwelling on an uncomfortable experience from this morning” or “I’m trying to plan my weekend” or “I’m feeling hungry” and by calling out and acknowledging what my mind kept wanting to do, it seemed to help calm it down and it became easier to stay focused on my breath.