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> Of course, the very idea of tracking and working on "improving" via meditation goes against the core idea of zen meditation itself. The - excuse me - postmod
by VMG 15y ago
> Of course, the very idea of tracking and working on "improving" via meditation goes against the core idea of zen meditation itself.
The - excuse me - postmodern gobbledygook of some schools are is what has turned me off meditation again and again.
I'd love to follow a rationalist, scientific school of meditation that has mind improvement as a goal.
- asmala 15y agoIn that case Daniel Ingram's book Mastering the Core Teachings on the Buddha might be a good place to start. I think it's also important not to throw away the baby with the bath water; just because the techniques are explained in an archaic language and seemingly inseparable from a traditionalist cultural tradition, doesn't mean they do not produce results. Still probably a good idea to start with something easily approachable so you can start to discern what's effective and what's just cultural cargo culting.