Quiescent exercises

Quiescent exercises

Exercise one
Close your eyes and think of nothing, every time a thought enters your mind imagine that you push it aside. Continue to do this until the space between invasive thoughts grows larger and larger.

Exercise two
Pretend that an interesting sound that you want to hear is about to happen. Stop what you are doing and listen for the sound. If a thought creeps in push it aside with a 'ssshhhhh, I'm trying to listen!' attitude. Repeat this exercise as often as possible, It will increase the amount of time that you are able to think about nothing!