Are we not supposed to think in meditation? We'll look at that question and see ways that thinking is integral to certain meditative practices, while in others we strive to reduce our thinking in certain ways.

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Suttas:
https://suttacentral.net/mn26/en/sujato (jhāna)
https://suttacentral.net/ud1.10/en/an... (Bāhiya)
https://suttacentral.net/an3.101/en/s...

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https://www.wildmind.org/background/m...
https://www.splicetoday.com/writing/m...

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