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I used to be able to avoid this nonsense by walking past the self help and new age aisles in the bookshop, but now it gets repackaged as clickbait on the front
by Gatsky 9y ago
I used to be able to avoid this nonsense by walking past the self help and new age aisles in the bookshop, but now it gets repackaged as clickbait on the front page of HN.
Yes we have all experienced losing ourselves in an overwhelming sense of our finitude compared to the unfathomable megacycles of human civilisation and the universe.
But you can't live like this. It cultivates disconnection from the world. Meditation can give you the same benefits without the mumbo jumbo, and you can develop it into a daily practice.
- dfischer 9y agoWhat type of meditation?
- Cozumel 9y agoRead anything by Mouni Sadhu as a good start, avoid anything 'western' like 'meditating to music' etc and all that 'guided meditation' nonsense. The branch of Yoga dealing with the mind is Raja Yoga and I can recommended http://www.yogebooks.com/english/atkinson/1906-09rajayoga.pdf http://www.yogebooks.com/english/atkinson/1906-09rajayoga.pd... it might take you several lifetimes to get through it all, but it's worth it!