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Webster's states that Sir Thomas More was the first to use the two words "in a sense close in meaning", and "Both of these uses of infer coexisted without comment until sometime around the end of World War I". But James was not necessarily the first to assert the concept. Furthermore, whereas James uses the phrase "the stream of thought" throughout his he dedicates an entire chapter IX to "The Stream of Thought" , in the pages of text he offers just nine instances of "stream of consciousness", in particular in consideration of the "soul".
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This page was last edited on 11 September , at If you admonish yourself, you create yet more tension and you may even become frustrated enough to quit. Instead of working hard to keep attention in place, relax into the meditation.
Let go of all the effort. Just notice what is happening.
No matter how many times you notice your mind wandering, each time return to the breath. Just return and start again.
I did just as I was instructed not to; I leaned away from it instead of rolling with the movement of the boat. Cambridge University Press, , page It reminded me of a Colorado whitewater rafting trip I took a few years ago. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.
Imagine that you are sitting on the banks of a river. The river is a river of thoughts.
You can see the thoughts coming and then going, but you never have to follow them into the river. You can just sit on the bank and watch them go by.
Once in awhile, you might be tempted by a thought. You might slip into the river and follow it downstream.
When you do, your breath can be your life preserver. You can hold onto your breath and it will pull you back out of the water so you can return to the bank. The following is a minute guided meditation using the river of thought. If you enjoyed this lesson, please share it using the social media buttons you see below, or click here to tell your friends. Sign up for our newsletter and receive a guided deep relaxation, free.