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Meditation, in ancient and present India, is a tool for spiritual development, contemplation on the true nature of self and an aide to allow for detachment from
by kumarvvr 8y ago
Meditation, in ancient and present India, is a tool for spiritual development, contemplation on the true nature of self and an aide to allow for detachment from worldly matters.
Its not meant to be a method to calm down workers so that they will produce more profit for a corporation.
- internetman55 8y agoI wish more people talked about this
- saintPirelli 8y agoYou and I should swap out filter bubble because I wish less people talked about this.
- avtar 8y agoHave you checked out https://www.reddit.com/r/streamentry/ https://www.reddit.com/r/streamentry/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMindIlluminated/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMindIlluminated/ ? There seen to be more online and physical meetups now (compared to even five years ago) that are attended by people who view practice with awakening and spiritual development as goals.
- internetman55 8y agoNot really. I think I am an SBNR investigating Christianity mostly at this point. But, for example, someone told me I should recite the Jesus prayer at work to boost my productivity, I'd probably think there was something wrong with him (even if in some sense it might be beneficial)
- ssijak 8y agoThose 2 things are not mutually exclusive.
- kumarvvr 8y agoCorrect, but if the goal is to make workers more productive, motivated, etc, then meditation may not be the right tool to use. There are other, more effective methods.
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- saintPirelli 8y agoMaybe the goul is to make them happier.
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- lazerpants 8y agoIf this is a portmanteau of ghoul and goal you did a very good job.
- heavenlyblue 8y agoI just don't see how spiritual awakening suddenly makes a person working 9-5 in a cubicle more happy. For all it is, it probably makes him wonder if living in a forest outside civilization is actually a way more reasonable choice.
- eternalban 8y agoContentment is a state of mind.
- user5454 8y agoStill it's easier and more pleasant to maintain that state of mind not sitting inside a cubicle with a boss yelling at you to work harder.
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- artpepper2 8y agoI hate this trend where things that exist to help us grow as humans (meditation, arts and humanities, exercise) are repurposed by corporate HR to make us into better (i.e., more efficient) workers.
- teilo 8y agoIMO - Any corporate policy or program aimed at changing employees themselves, rather than the work environment and corporate ethos is doomed to failure. I'm all for incentives, but what you really want are engaged employees in the right seat. That takes a lot of work on the part of management. If your employees know what's expected of them, have the right tools, have a job that fits their skills, knows their employer cares for them and is invested in their professional development, THAT is what makes productive employees. You won't get that from retreats, meditation programs, etc. As a manager, you get this by changing yourself, not those you manage.