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Nonetheless, most forms of meditation, and most practitioners of meditation, and most folks that will teach you about meditation, come with religious baggage.
by hugh3 16y ago
Nonetheless, most forms of meditation, and most practitioners of meditation, and most folks that will teach you about meditation, come with religious baggage.
- TheAmazingIdiot 16y agoAnd that's because the only ones considered to master Meditation are those told in historical religious documents. The Buddha was the only one to provide a direct roadmap on how to do it, with prior textural help from the Hindu Vedas. The Vedas were closely guarded by the Brahmins (Hindu Priest class) and therefore hard for the 'average man' to get a hold of. So yes, there is a great deal of 'religious detrius' to remove, but I believe the benefits are still there for the here and now, not some future afterlife/reincarnation. Clear and quiet thoughts have no monetary worth, but I'd trade no physical objects for them.
- silentbicycle 16y agoIf meditation were suddenly discovered now, it would probably come with a bunch of baggage about how the mind is a computer. But, IS the mind a computer?