> It is easy to rule out meditation being a scam - most of the people who are willing to explain it aren't trying to charge money for the idea, nobody I know of

> It is easy to rule out meditation being a scam - most of the people who are willing to explain it aren't trying to charge money for the idea, nobody I know of is trying to sell paraphernalia and while there are books they are rare vs more generic self-help novels. The behaviour of practitioners doesn't make sense if they don't see a benefit What? Mindfulness is an industry in itself. Books, videos, podcasts, seminars, trainers. You name it people will take your money to teach you mindfulness, especially in enterprise