This thread should be required reading for anyone considering any kind of serious meditation practice. Yes, meditation works. Yes, awakening is real. But sign on the dotted line before you hurt yourself.https://twitter.com/euvieivanova/status/982981406279258112 …
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
I'm missing what is so informative about this thread, yet I've seen several references to it. The avi is a pretty cool picture though.
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Replying to @anyane
I thought it was informative in pointing out that meditation is not always a cosmic bliss-out, and difficult experiences often arise. This isn't talked about much by mainstream meditation teachers and centers.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @anyane
I find that interesting because my first meditation teacher was seventy something years old of the Tibetan lineage and she told me not to "bliss out". Most well regarded books on meditation cover this pretty extensively and so do the discourses. This all eluded you?
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Replying to @fuzzylogic8250 @anyane
Props to your teacher. I'm not very familiar with Tibetan lineages, but I can tell you from my own experience, and from countless reports of others, that many Western teachers don't talk about it. Meditation is generally marketed as a stress-reduction or relaxation technique.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @anyane
That is very sad. Dharma practice is more than that. If people are losing their shit while trying to sit still and breath, what does that tell you? Also, think about a population sample of those who practice Zen verses the mindfulness craze. It's a numbers game, really.
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I agree, and I actually think that more engagement with the discourses and traditional models would help. You make a good point re: sample selection. The negative effects I've seen are mostly from vipassana and vajrayana. It would be interesting to see a more diverse study.
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