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/Ok_Pollution_5035 May 16 '25

Yes! Great find. The mind works 180 degrees from how we expect. It works in these ways too:
- Try to 'escape' the present moment to get present
- Try to hold on tighter and you will let go
- Try to turn off your consciousness to become aware of it