Boredom as a Possible Point of Departure for Meditation: Silence, Attention and Access to Being in Pablo D’Ors

Boredom is a characteristic of today’s society. At the individual level and at social level, Western countries suffer from boredom. There are extrinsic intrinsic causes that can lead to In general, state boredom reached when there no problems solve, profession does not demand our actions, or we feel disappointed in realizing achievements life do give us sustained satisfaction over time. Boredom, especially if it becomes chronic, be considered negative thing. But also have something positive. The silence, stillness inaction define characteristics initial person before meditation. This study aims reflect possibility getting out through We abandon start path personal growth increasing attention perception; coming ourselves, leaving own reflections thoughts, reaching emptying voluntary impoverishment exteriority, which opens door encounter with being.