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I'm submitting this article because I thought it was somewhat objectively written and an interesting subject to consider. My impression (from far away) of some

I'm submitting this article because I thought it was somewhat objectively written and an interesting subject to consider. My impression (from far away) of some of the meditation gurus is also that they look like they are kinda addicted to their new "hobby". Also, it's rarely healthy if your income depends on you strongly believing in something (anything, really). "60% of the participants reporting distressing experiences were meditation teachers" "Britton theorized that the effects of mindfulness might follow an inverted U-shaped curve, where at some point therapeutic returns not only diminish but mindfulness could have negative side effects"

culebron21 4y ago
It was here on HN couple of years ago on top as well. Sadly, the main reaction here is "he did it wrong" or "not hard enough". Even though he addresses this objection in the article.
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dorchadas 4y ago
I think these things are well known, and the problem is that meditation is being lifted from its original context by people who don't understand it - and who can't navigate these things that are supposed to be navigated with teachers. And then top it off by corporations promoting mindfulness as a panacea for everything so they don't have to worry about fixing underlying issues and can keep us running for longer, and I'm surprised this isn't more commonly talked about.