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brainwave entrainment
August 2009 
Looking Outside
Posted on Oct 25th, 2008
by 
Alex
Alex
The one major thing I am focusing on right now is stripping away my attachments to things outside of myself that will fill the void. And it hasn't been easy. One thing that I got a bit hooked on that I just quit cold turkey was brainwave entrainment cd's. I had purchased a program from the Centerpointe Research Institute which has cd's that use sound technology to induce brainwave states of meditation and relaxation. They market it is as the lazy man's way of meditating. They also claim that it causes the brain to form new neural pathways that over time synchronize the two hemispheres of the brain. However, I read some independent research that claims that it is not widely accepted by the medical field and the technology is still controversial. If anyone on here knows more about it, I would appreciate any feedback because I would like to learn more about it
But, aside from whether it is beneficial or not, I realized that I was getting addicted to it because it was something for my ego to latch onto. It reinforced the delusion of the promise of future fulfillment and I was actually ready to buy the whole program because of this. The entire program takes close to ten years to complete, so I got caught up in dreaming about hwo much more enlightened I would be in ten years after completing it. I decided to send it back because of this, and now my ego is not happy and wants something else to fill the void.
So, I am just working on entering into the void instead of trying to cover it up and hide from it.
But, aside from whether it is beneficial or not, I realized that I was getting addicted to it because it was something for my ego to latch onto. It reinforced the delusion of the promise of future fulfillment and I was actually ready to buy the whole program because of this. The entire program takes close to ten years to complete, so I got caught up in dreaming about hwo much more enlightened I would be in ten years after completing it. I decided to send it back because of this, and now my ego is not happy and wants something else to fill the void.
So, I am just working on entering into the void instead of trying to cover it up and hide from it.
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Alex, it sounds like you are really in tune with some of your own innate wisdom, to have recognized the addiction of something that looks really “spiritual” from the outside. Think how many months or years it might have taken to come to that realization!
Sounds like you have a very simple solution. Enter the void, instead of trying to cover it up and hide from it. Just meet it where it is. The ego surely can find that terrifying. Mine did. And still can, at times, although it's so much less than it was years ago.
This very moment—facing the terror of that void or emptiness—facing that within us which wants to fill it up—sounds like you're doing the work very well. Blessings, Alex.
I could relate to this blog entry.
I've also explored some brain entrainment audio. I don't know anything other than what was said about it by the sellers of it. And, what do they know?
Future fulfillment… I've also wanted that, and I've liked how you've called it a delusion. I guess this is where the power of now kicks in. You've obviously understood those teachings.
Congratz on fighting the ego. It really is a pain.
Cheers
Hi Alex,I agree that it sounds like you got to the 10 year goal by recognizing it NOW! Future goals of salvation keep us from the beauty and poer of being in this moment. Keep coming back to the present. It will not take years to realize this miracle more completely.
Thank you all for your responses. I actually found out the other day that a good friend of mine has been using the Centerpointe audio techology for years and has had great results with it. So of course, I was tempted to get the program back and start using it again. But, I'm still going to let it go for now and if I do decide to use it again in the future, then that will be that.
Hey Alex.
Wow! You have a friend who has had results. Now, that's a point of interest. Maybe you could still be involved with them (out of pure curiosity) without having to hope they'll work, hence detacting yourself from the outcome.
I must admit, I use three of Kelly Howell's Brain Sync audio sessions for their main purpose of altering states and making me a better person etc. But, I am indeed a skeptic (scientific not philosophical) and so I'm not exactly blindly accepting that they do work, but instead I use them as relaxation music while I rest, read, or study.
Since I use them as background music I may indeed be benefiting from what they are claimed to do, but I might not be and they could just be helping to sooth me while I'm doing whatever I am doing.
Either way, I'm not missing out on anything.
Thats an interesting point. I will contemplate this.
Hi,I think that finding what works for me is a challenge. I appreciate other people's sharing and experience. I know that I need to find what will stimulate the parts of my brain that will be different from the usual places. Out of habit I gravitate to the same types of things. Being still gives me the opportunity to see what might come up that I had not considered before. I always try to keep in my conscience thought that nothing outside of myself wil ever add to my life.
Hi Alex,
Yes, I think you had a powerful moment in self-realization and the importance of not getting caught up in the external-outside of ourselves. I have used a program of these type of CD's-I felt they were relaxing but didn't feel a major shift as I thought I would. The most shift I felt was simply allowing the presence to come through without judgement. A friend used the CDs and said they really helped him in certain areas especially with self-acceptance -but he has an addictive personality in general and I worry he is also getting addicted to this. Happy you came to this realization before any reliance set in.