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<p>Hi.</p>
<p>I am trying to follow the meditation course given by gnostic instructors in this site. So far it has been going quite well, and I felt that I am doing progress since the day I started.</p>
<p>However, something is bothering me. I can't manage to stay self aware (separation of the observer and the observed, and doing just one thing at time) when I am reading or doing some intellect demanding task. When I walk or eat, or do anything else, its not so hard to keep attention consciously as it is when I am in front of a computer for example.</p>
<p>Now, some religions state that we should not read anything except for religious books (also Swami Sivananda said that in one of his books) which is difficult for me as I work as a computer programmer.</p>
<p>Question is, is there some way around this, or should I really stop taking intellectual garbage, meaning having to quit my job.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
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