“Don’t recall. Let go of what has passed. Don’t imagine. Let go of what may come. Don’t think. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t examine. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t control. Don’t try to make anything happen. Rest. Relax, right now, and rest.” -Tilopa
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Problem is that Buddhists are, ironically, too attached to Buddhism, and any attempt to employ skillful means is considered heresy.
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It's almost as if declaring yourself a Buddhist is about as authentic and useful as, say, declaring yourself a Christian. ;)
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Indeed, almost! Hence my username.
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That is how you end up making unfalsifiable claims on scientific grounds. These practices are all experiential, "has to be seen to be believed" stuff. Claiming it has much basis in science is flat-out wrong. We don't know enough. (Discounting the super-basic stuff, of course)
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There is very interesting research into persistent non-dual awareness as an example, but it is just that: research. There is no unifying theory or strong pattern of findings just yet.
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Right. And the problem is that the evidence people tend to want is that it's clinically effective relative to other "relaxation" techniques. That may or may not be the case (data just isn't satisfying at this point).
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But that's actually irrelevant, because the practice is not about relaxation - it's about radically transforming your relationship to the self and the world. The latter is much harder to study, and must be seen to understand.
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Yes, a mentor of mine said that there are two types of relaxation, the physical relaxation of the body, and the deep relaxation of dualistic fixations.
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Almost 100% certain that's also embodied, but I see your point.
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