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Exercise 2: Mindfulness Meditation/Vipassana
In Vipassana, the object of meditation is one's own consciousness in
the present moment. While we continue to use the breath as an
anchor to the present moment, it is no longer the primary object.
Instead, we become aware of whatever the most prominent stimulus
is in that moment, and we allow that stimulus to be our object. It may
be a thought, a feeling, a physical sensation, a sound, a smell, or just
about anything else. Whatever it is, we simply notice it without
becoming involved in thinking about it. In this sense, we are working
toward achieving an objective and non-reactive state of mind. At the
same time, Vipassana is not primarily a relaxation technique and we
are not trying to flee from reality or go into a trance. The goal is
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