Fasting the Mind: Spiritual Exercises for Psychic Detox [Audiobook]

Combines cognitive psychology with Zen, Taoist, and Vedic practices to empty the mind. Explains how eliminating external stimulation can alleviate stress and anxiety for a calmer state of mind. Details meditation practices, such as open-awareness meditation, contemplation of Zen koans, and Vipassana meditation, and explores methods of digital detox. Draws on classical yoga, Buddhism, and Taoism as well as cognitive science to explain how and why to fast the mind. Drawing on the spiritual philosophies and meditative practices of classical yoga, Buddhism, and Taoism, Jason Gregory explains how fasting the mind directly impacts your habits and way of being in the world to create peace and calmness in your life as well as allow you to build a firm psychological defense against the increasing bombardment of distractions in our world. By fasting the mind we strip away the distractions and stresses of modern life and return to our original nature as it exists deep within. We become more consciously awake in every moment, allowing us to feel the real beauty of the world and, in turn, to live life more fully, authentically, and peacefully.