Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' Archived Message
Posted by Gerard on March 24, 2021, 2:52 pm, in reply to "Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' "
Also remember that, quote; "In the Theravada tradition, from which S. N. Goenka’s system derives, meditators are said to experience “corruptions of insight” that, from the vantage of modern clinical psychology, resemble psychosomatic ailments, including manic bliss states, gastrointestinal issues, and visual hallucinations. Monks in the Zen tradition may encounter “diabolical phenomena,” which are characterized by involuntary movements and frightening mental imagery. Chinese and Japanese Zen masters are said to succumb to a “meditation sickness” in which the afflicted become disoriented and have trouble regulating their body temperatures and energy levels. Buddhist monastics in Tibet may develop “wind illness,” the symptoms of which include confusion and agitation; according to a twelfth-century Buddhist medical treatise, the disorder is caused by the “three poisons of attachment, hatred, and closed-mindedness.”, refers to institutionalised religious teachings and therefore the context in which the prospective mediator is practising is very stilted in modern parlance we would say that such "students" often suffer from "cognitive-dissonance", as with LSD trips environment is key..yoga is about the whole self which is why when truly practised it's always inclusive and promoting of tolerance (real "Chan" is good yoga!), .. G
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- O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' - Ian M March 24, 2021, 12:53 pm
- Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' - Gerard March 24, 2021, 2:30 pm
- Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' - Gerard March 24, 2021, 2:43 pm
- Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' - Gerard March 24, 2021, 2:52 pm
- Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' - Tomski March 24, 2021, 5:19 pm
- Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' - Sinister Burt March 24, 2021, 7:01 pm
- Re: O/T - Harpers: 'Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation' - johnlilburne March 25, 2021, 2:11 pm
- Perhaps there are similar patterns as amongst the modern hikikomori?. - Ken Waldron March 25, 2021, 11:34 pm
- It can make you go blind. Nm - Shyaku March 26, 2021, 12:03 pm
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