* Continuous and Episodic Meditation
Continuous and Episodic Meditation
We might say that Meditation — in its many forms — implicates Control of Attention.
We might also say that Meditation – by declarative definition – implicates the sublimation of objects of attention, where the object may be spiritual, mental, emotional, or sensorial.
Traditionally, meditation has entered into the public mind as a religious practice. As a practice, meditation is often connected to the idea of the meditation episode. Here, an “episode” is connected to the idea that practice is performed rhythmically, in time. Often, practice is also connected to the repetition of performance in space; in other words, practice is advised in places that are dedicated to the practice, which are charged with an aura of beauty, goodness, and truth.
It may be the case that practitioners will increasingly complement Episodic Meditation with Continuous Meditation. In other words, Control of Attention will be extended to all aspects of daily experience, including one’s sleep-life. Exercises are available that may allow one to experiment with the idea that one might attempt and achieve continuous control of attention.
We note that Episodic Meditation may insert itself within the stream of continuous effort to control of attention. Such an “insertion” will be spontaneous. In Spontaneous Meditation, meditation’s objects may be appropriately afforded the times and spaces required on behalf of increasing discrimination, and increasing sublimation. The duration may be seconds or hours. The places may be anywhere.
In ordinary schooling environs, we might introduce our students to the concepts and practices associated with Episodic Meditation, Continous Meditation, and Spontaneous Meditation.