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I’m well aware of this, and have been meditating for much longer than 7 years. I’ve also spent time with numerous different meditation groups from different tr
by zepto 6y ago
I’m well aware of this, and have been meditating for much longer than 7 years.
I’ve also spent time with numerous different meditation groups from different traditions.
My experience is that they vary a lot.
> You face only what you're ready for. We have safeguards against it.
Your particular community may have safeguards.
That is simply not true in the general case as the linked article asserts.
- onecommentman 6y agoSafeguards may not be needed if meditation is pursued in moderation and with a modicum of self-awareness. When it becomes a competition or a drug or a lifestyle or an experimental therapy or hobby or social or cult activity, there are greater dangers. People should be meaningfully informed of the risks. But there is money to be made, so... Philosophical studies and religious faith and teachings seem to smooth the way. Know thyself. Everything in moderation. To thine own self be true. The small still voice within. If it isn’t making you more kind and loving to all you meet, whatever it is, then stop. As true about meditation as anything else. The best introduction I ever found on the topic of meditation was Introduction to Yoga Principles and Practices by Majumdar, University Books, 1964. No cult, no workshops, been dead for a while.
- zepto 6y ago> Safeguards may not be needed if meditation is pursued in moderation and with a modicum of self-awareness. That seems like a tautology to me. You are essentially saying that those who practice safely do not need safeguards. This is true, but of course the safeguards are not for those people. They are for people who are at risk but don’t know it.