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There are a ton of things out there which contradict what you said. Some samples: Here is a hospital promoting meditation: https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/health-wellness/mental-health/tools-resources/meditation https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/health-wellness/mental-... Journal on mindfulness: https://www.springer.com/journal/12671 https://www.springer.com/journal/12671 Meditation research group Harvard: https://meditation.mgh.harvard.edu/index.html https://meditation.mgh.harvard.edu/index.html Also: consciousness is the core part (equivalent to God) of Hinduism (where a lot of Eastern meditative traditions originate from) and hence it is intertwined with religion.