Nailed it. This is my problem with overly scientific emphasis with meditation; you advertise one thing, then present a tool for something completely different.https://twitter.com/Failed_Buddhist/status/969578392055107584 …
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Tell me about it. Nothing at all weird or disorientating about seeing microexpressions all the time or hearing your voice an octave higher in your eardrums... To say nothing of other, more interesting phenomena.
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Ha. Or having your long-held convictions and sense of existential coherency utterly demolished. Or even just wanting to talk to people about your experiences but realizing they'd just think you're batshit crazy. Good times.
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We're both lowballing it, too.
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Traditional Buddhist lineages are familiar with this territory. If "mindfulness" is only marketed as stress relief, nobody bothers to learn the deeper nuances. Can't tell you how many clinicians I've met who prescribe mindfulness without much knowledge of what it actually is.
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I once recommended meditation to someone, so they unearted a bunch of trauma and said "what the fuck do you want me to do with this?" Took a while to stabilize, but it's better now. That said, not everyone stabilizes. (In fairness, I did mention it could happen - but still.)
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This is why I'm cautious about recommending meditation to people, especially telling them to do retreats. When I do, I try to warn them that it can be both the most beautiful and most terrifying thing they'll ever do. I like Shinzen's idea of an "informed consent for awakening".
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Me too. It's one of his absolute best ideas, imo. His precision with language is also appreciated. Even if you disagree, it's easy to see where/why.
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