I've just stumbled upon this, and although shocked, I think I was already expecting that.http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20299-z …
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The entire "science of meditation" enterprise underwhelmingly orbits around a narrowly defined subset of practices, divorced from context. If researchers expanded their scope and methods, an entire wellspring of otherwise hidden potential may be unearthed.
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I don't know much about that context, but yes, I have a gut feeling that this is correct. I think
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I applaud researchers' interest in meditative process, but as I semi-playfully state here, I'm worried they may think they know what they're doing. Contemporary psychology, etc., has a long way to go to catch up with the world's contemplatives.https://thesideview.co/articles/deconstructing-mindfulness/ …
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Much of this reflects the concerns that precipitated my leaving a Ph.D. in the neuroscience of "mindfulness" (narrowly defined) to plunge into the depths of a fuller range of practices, full-steam, full-time. Thanks for sharing.
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Yes, I barely made it through my degree programs—in religious studies and psychology. But it's without exaggeration to say I learned more regarding both fields (which, to me, are the "same" field anyway) sitting intensive contemplative retreats than I did in years in classrooms.
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If only they gave out Ph.D.'s in contemplative practice. Seems like it's increasingly a reason for not even admitting students. That and the clogged/constipated state of academia at large.
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