Thread: The Blank State

Hi,

Today after I tried SSILD I couldn't able to fall asleep, so I tried counting and deep breathing technique, but still couldn't fall asleep. Just then I realized that I must free my mind of thoughts and I free it, but still couldn't fall asleep, which led me to a second realization, that the idea of freeing my mind is still an idea, so I begin wondering how to stop the thoughts of thoughts or how to break the chain of thinking, in such moments I always came with crazy solutions. I imagine or visualize a pure white color in my mind, a white that fill my entire mind space, a space with no ideas, a completely blank state. Only after a couple of seconds I got a free floating lucid dream, it's like my mind was floating across the entiry dreamscape, after the end of the dream I get a chain of FA's.

The second time I try it, I got what I call a Image streaming. Image streaming are fast moving dream scenes which are in full motion and scenario's can be controlled with just a word. This time I said "samurai" and I get full motion battle scenes of samurai which were changing from time to time, one must just choose the topic and watch the show. It's very artistic and expiring, it I was a painter or craftsman I would have a lot of material for that.

I think that blank state of mind can be very useful tool for concentrating, while removing all distractions.