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> Eventually you are going towards direction where you don't want to go ... this is the end of the road for many people. It sounds like you're saying that mode
by skosch 9y ago
> Eventually you are going towards direction where you don't want to go ... this is the end of the road for many people.
It sounds like you're saying that moderate meditation is overrated, and more intense meditation is outright detrimental in the long term. That is surprising to me. Is this an inevitability? Did you experience this, and how did you push through it?
- lemonberry 9y agoA quick Google search turned this up. May be helpful: https://www.thoughtco.com/buddhist-meditation-and-the-dark-night-449760 https://www.thoughtco.com/buddhist-meditation-and-the-dark-n...
- eludwig 9y ago>>Did you experience this, and how did you push through it? Apologies for chiming in, but the simple answer is that "you" can't. That is, if you believe that there is a "you" that can push past this barrier, then you will fail. It's an impossible task. Where you go after that realization is up to "you." ;)
- akvadrako 9y agoWhat he's describing doesn't sound detrimental to me; it sounds like facing the truth, which might be a very dark place, but it's what we'll all end up facing eventually. And of course, there is probably something behind that too, of which I have no idea.
- nabla9 9y agoNot detrimental. Good medicine can taste bad when it works. Especially if that was not your expectation. Short therm meditation experiences are mostly overrated. I think even little a day regularly 20-30 minutes has good effects if you make it a habit that you don't give up.
- nugga 9y agoYou may uncover so much mud that you stumble and fall but if you're so inclined you just need to remember to get up and keep going every time.