The
Function of Absorption The New Oxford Dictionary defines
‘absorb’ as: ‘take in or soak up’. With regard to contemplation (or
meditation), to absorb means to
flood one’s Biological Navigation System (i.e. brain), short Bio-Nav (as in
Sat-Nav), with a selected datum. (Recall the
ancient Buddhist selective awareness or mindfulness training). By deliberately flooding one’s Bio-Nav with a selected datum it can be taken over (i.e.
captured, as in a hijacking) and so forced to change course to a preferred
focus/outcome. Or, by flooding (i.e. bombarding) the Bio-Nav
with meaningless data current navigation becomes impossible and the vehicle
comes to a stop (i.e. goes on standby). Both absorption (meaning flooding)
techniques are hacker techniques, the latter being called ‘denial of access’
(i.e. to stressful data streams). The purpose of ‘denial of access’ flooding (i.e. of single to no response
absorption) with meaningless data (as in japa and mantra Yoga, or religious or non-religious bead telling) is to
stop the accessing and processing of undesirable/painful data. The outcome of
flooding is experienced 1. as (the freedom of) a
state of (often pleasurable) rest
(Sanskrit: samadhi, Greek: ataraxia ≈ unperturbedness, 2. as being
free because @1 with the focus, or 3. as free floating rest without focus (Pali: nirvana ≈ quasi death). Total
flooding (i.e. concentration) with desirable data
eventually produces the positive SELF (or GOD) experience (i.e. as in
(Sanskrit) sat-chit-ananta (or ananda)). See: Flooding |