Attending to the Present: Mindfulness Meditation Reveals Distinct Neural Modes of Self-Reference
Attending to the Present: Mindfulness Meditation Reveals Distinct Neural Modes of Self-Reference is a journal article by Norman A. S. Farb, Zindel V. Segal, Helen Mayberg, Jim Bean, Deborah McKeon, Zainab Fatima, Adam K. Anderson (2007), published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. IX Coach's practice library cites it in 3 practices across 2 concepts; each one is listed below, so you can see exactly where this journal article is put to use.
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Practices on IX Coach that cite Attending to the Present
- Investigating the five aggregates
Examine whether any of the five skandhas — form, sensation, perception, formations, consciousness — is the fixed "self" you take yourself to be.
Anatta: The Buddhist Teaching of No-Self in Practice
- Experiencing the self as a process, not a thing
In meditation, observe the stream of experience directly and notice that "I" is a label for the stream, not a separate observer of it.
- Track the felt sense during pendulation
As you move between resource and difficulty, notice how each sensation changes in quality — this tracking is the therapy.
Pendulation, Made Practical
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