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Contemporary mindfulness practices are a harmful corruption of the original approach. A good book on the subject is Right Mindfulness: Memory & Ardency on the B
by AlexCoventry 4y ago
Contemporary mindfulness practices are a harmful corruption of the original approach. A good book on the subject is Right Mindfulness: Memory & Ardency on the Buddhist Path[1] by Ven. Thanissaro.
> For the past several decades, a growing flood of books, articles, and teachings has advanced theories about the practice of mindfulness which are highly questionable and—for anyone hoping to realize the end of suffering—seriously misleading. The main aim of this book is to show that the practice of mindfulness is most fruitful when informed by the Buddha’s own definition of right mindfulness and his explanations of its role on the path.
[1] https://www.dhammatalks.org/ebook_index.html#right_mindfulness https://www.dhammatalks.org/ebook_index.html#right_mindfulne...
- BizarroLand 4y agoI feel like meditation being doled out like a placebo or harmless panacea may need to be curtailed. Humans have a vulnerability to unknown unknowns, and meditation is a possible pathway to experience those.