Vijay Prema - The Mindful Technologist

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Spiritual (16) Technology (9) Lifestyle and Health (7) Philosophy (6)

The Inner Bell of Mindfulness

The Inner Bell of Mindfulness

Disturbance arising within us can be transformed into our own personal mindfulness bell.

Letting go of Mind

Letting go of Mind

The body is relatively easy to let go of. The hard part is letting go of attachment to mind.

Meditative Inquiry via Occam's Razor

Meditative Inquiry via Occam's Razor

Inquiring into our bare consciousness, applying Occam's Razor

My App Defaults (Late 2023)

My App Defaults (Late 2023)

Software I am using right now

Why I'm OK with Screen-time for my baby

Why I'm OK with Screen-time for my baby

As long as it's quality screen-time.

Daily Body Maintenance Routine

Lifestyle and Health

Daily Body Maintenance Routine

My simple approach to maintaining a body that just feels good.

Attitudes during spiritual practice

Attitudes during spiritual practice

Attitude can be everything. Make sure yours is steering you well in meditation and other practice.

Endgame non-dual non-attachment

Endgame non-dual non-attachment

For the non-duelist looking to take things to their own end...

Reddit exodus - Using Lemmy from my existing Mastodon

Reddit exodus - Using Lemmy from my existing Mastodon

Many are turning to Lemmy as a viable Reddit alternative. Here is how to use your existing Mastodon account with Lemmy.

The Role of "Peak Experiences" in Spiritual Practice

The Role of "Peak Experiences" in Spiritual Practice

What kinds of magical spiritual experiences are possible and should we be chasing them?

Pointers to Mind-silence Beyond Concepts

Spiritual Featured

Pointers to Mind-silence Beyond Concepts

Short non-dual spiritual pointers and exercises to bring the mind to immediate clarity and peace.

Installing LineageOS on my old Galaxy S8

Installing LineageOS on my old Galaxy S8

Breathing new life into a 6 year old smartphone.

My Sauerkraut Recipe

Lifestyle and Health

My Sauerkraut Recipe

An easy nutritious home-made Sauerkraut recipe.

The Tech-companies now leveraging Mastodon

Technology Featured

The Tech-companies now leveraging Mastodon

Prominent Tech companies including Mozilla, Medium, and Flipboard, are now hosting part of the Fediverse.

Realization from a float tank

Realization from a float tank

What I realized from floating in complete darkness and silence for 90 minutes.

Actually get 'verified' ☑️ - Decentralized Identity Proofs

Actually get 'verified' ☑️ - Decentralized Identity Proofs

Forget paying for Twitter verification ticks, get truly verified online with cryptographic Identity Proofs.

Meditation advice - discerning what proliferates thought

Meditation advice - discerning what proliferates thought

By bringing awareness to mental habits that cause thoughts, we can work on avoiding doing these, resulting in a clearer mind.

Minimalism and Spirituality

Minimalism and Spirituality

Livestream about Minimalism and how it both helps me in my daily life, and its link to my spiritual path.

A Better way to subscribe - RSS

Technology Featured

A Better way to subscribe - RSS

Anyone looking to escape the clutches of big-tech can use RSS to follow their favorite content and news. Here is why and how.

Not Religion, Not Science... Simply Direct Experience

Not Religion, Not Science... Simply Direct Experience

Religion is conceptual. Science is conceptual. But what lies both behind and beyond all this?

What is Wise-Tech?

What is Wise-Tech?

Wise-tech: the wise use of technology. Use the tools without becoming the tool.

No need to figure out the concept of "Self"

No need to figure out the concept of "Self"

Watch out for the mental "dog chasing its own tail" in your head. The futile self-referential nature of trying to find your "true-self".

Being Mindful of Impermanence

Being Mindful of Impermanence

We don't often like to think about impermanence, especially our own.

Meditation Instructions

Meditation Instructions

Here are some of the clearest meditation instructions I have come across recently

The Real Productivity Drain

Lifestyle and Health

The Real Productivity Drain

Pointless thinking doesn't just waste time, it tires us out, and makes other tasks outside of that time harder.