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Originally Posted by curses
If a stray thought interrupts, I acknowledge it, let it go, and start from one again. I have a timer on my phone that lets me know when I'm done.
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My stray thoughts would include:
1, 2, 3, did I remember to start the timer? Of course I did! damn!
1, 2, but I might not have done! Shall I look? No that would be stupid. Now you have to start over again!
1, 2, 3, 4, I suppose if I count up to ten and back a hundred times and the timer still hasn't gone off, then maybe I didn't start it after all? Shut up and meditate for fucks sake! This is stupid!
1, 2, 3, There's a chance that the phone battery might have run down, or the phone has locked up somehow! DON'T BE ABSURD! THIS IS GOING NOWHERE!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, What if someone phones me, or texts me while the timer's running? Does that cancel the timer? I'm warning you for the last time!
1, 2, 3, I've wasted a lot of meditation time worrying about the damn timer, I bet it will go off any minute now! SHUT UP!!!
1, 2, 3, 4, Now, maybe? Right! this is your last warning!...
1, 2, 3, Now, perhaps?
Meditation session abruptly terminated, and high probability of phone being smashed.