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In The Power Of Now it explains how to focus on the Now. This feels very similar to meditation? (lemmy.nz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/meditation
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As per title, focusing on Now feels very similar to mindful meditation where you focus on current sensations to stay in the now. Is there a difference I'm missing?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Other than terminology, no.

For some people the term meditation has religious overtones that does not sit well with them so psychologists will often teach the practise without using the term to avoid negative reactions from people who have other faiths.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Sounds like vipassana meditation.

We basically have 2 kinds of meditation.

In the first (concentration) we pick a piece of the now and hold our attention upon that.

In the second (vipassana) we do that to the whole now, without choosing any particular part.