Sutric Buddhist practices are SUPPOSED to destroy your life. Using them to become happy and socially well-adjusted is just bizarre.
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Replying to @VincentHorn
@VincentHorn Yes, I was thinking of vipassana specifically—that’s the basis of “mindfulness,” mostly, I gather?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness : I don't think so. Mindfulness is an amalgamation of several techniques/approaches, at least in the MBSR context.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @VincentHorn
@VincentHorn Relatedly, can one reliably determine which approach (if any) will be good for a particular student?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness : I let students decide. They usually know best.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @VincentHorn
@VincentHorn But I’ve seen others personally, and Britton’s work suggests it’s not uncommon. So it’s possible you’ve just been lucky…2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness ...not evidence that this is dangerous for a lot of people. With proper set & settings many of these dangers are avoided ime.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@VincentHorn Agreed; all of the cases I have seen have involved failures of set & setting. However, MBSR doesn’t reliably provide those…
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