2007-09-25 05:49:21 · 14 answers · asked by BONG C 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Meditation is the art of clearing your mind of concious thought. It takes effort but is that thinking? Its a matter of semantics from there.
2007-09-25 06:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the nature of the word "think", it is a verb in which there is always another object, entity, concept, etc, to which "think" is targeted to. Thus asking if it is possible for you to think nothing is like asking if you could drink nothing. Which could mean two things:
1.) Yes, it is possible to think nothing, but it requires that you don't think. i.e. when you drink nothing, you don't actually drink
2.) No, it is not possible to think nothing, as there is always something that think is directed at. This is under the assumption that "thinking" is being performed as of the moment.
3.) Extra: By putting quotations on the word "NOTHING", you may be referring to the word itself.. :p so yes, in that case.
2007-09-25 13:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by nj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would then be no-thinking, no-thought - for as long as one thinks, there is an idea present. A though of nothing is a thought nevertheless.
To go beyond thought altogether and be 'in Nothingness ' is another matter, if that Nothingness is recognized as the unmanifest totality; far from 'nothing', it is the everything.
2007-09-25 13:33:11 · answer #3 · answered by shades of Bruno 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brain always working. It always keep working even we are asleep or we do nothing at all in just a minute we are always think of something that our brain is keep working and working until burn out. So it is possible to think NOTHING unless something is wrong biologically of the brain;->
2007-09-26 06:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, everytime your mind goes blank when you search your brain for creativity, one of those thinking nothing moments inspired by a overload of info in too short a period of time.
2007-09-25 13:04:36 · answer #5 · answered by Cube 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible for you to think "nothing"lol.As for your real question,it is impossible to think nothing at all.Your mind is always thinking even when your asleep,hence dreams.
2007-09-25 12:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by CountlessLies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to have no conscious thoughts present, however, I think it would be impossible to not have some internal stimulus arriving from your sub-conscious.
2007-09-25 13:45:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as soon as you think of nothing , you end up thinking of something, and therefore you can never think of nothing...furthermore, nothingness existing is contradictory, like 4 sided triangles, just try to think of it.
2007-09-25 16:21:15 · answer #8 · answered by l_tone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think nothing, you would be unaware that you have no thoughts, therefore anyone would answer this 'No'. This doesn't mean it is impossible.
2007-09-25 12:57:38 · answer #9 · answered by Doug G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. I know -lots- of people who do it all the time. In fact...... I can think of a couple of people who probably can't do anything else âº
Doug
2007-09-25 13:12:32 · answer #10 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋