drown_the_thoughts Mahayana you know how you repeat a word over and over and then it starts to sound like nonsense [thats the objective] one syllable is best. make sure the word/sound you choose is random. one syllable is best. [thats the objective] strive to reach a point where you can trance out and repeat the word/sound over and over without any other thought activity 021219 ... morphine. works not only with the voice, but also with the eyes. stare at a word or a face or anything. can be trippy, lovely, eerie, or peculiar, but its always, always fascinating. 021219 ... morphine. .....but i think when i wrote the above, i was missing the point of this. bah 021219 what's it to you? who go blather from