@avantgame detractors should remember that one of the primary functions of meditation is CULTIVATION of compassion and empathy
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@ebruenner it's weird, I feel like it's so petty "Your way of trying to help people is not as important as my way of trying to help people"
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@avantgame ...feels elitist and exclusive. It's so#FirstWorldProblems when evangelized in a vacuum apart from need for systemic change. -
@ninavizz@avantgame don't forget ghandi was a yogi. Perhaps you should have informed him he should have abandoned his privileged ways -
@ebruenner Ghandi was a wealthy/educated dude w/o dependent children and with good health. Mother Theresa is a better example.@avantgame -
@ninavizz@ebruenner@avantgame How about abandoning hyperbole and embracing nuance? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Mother_Teresa …#outragefatigue
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@avantgame Because self-help is only relevant to those systemically privileged to help ourselves—and its tireless evangelism, therefore... -
@ninavizz@avantgame meditation literally requires nothing. A chair, maybe. -
@ebruenner Meditation is a joke when yr baby needs diapers you cannot afford. Meditation is great when your basic needs ARE met.@avantgame -
@ninavizz@avantgame yea your right if you are stressed and poor definitely don't use an ancient (free) technique to promote wellness -
@ebruenner The singular evangelism by@avantgame & others on self-help is obnoxious. Not the methods or ideas, themselves.
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@avantgame : But I agree, to immediately assume that all focus on one's self is antithetical to social concerns is condescending & wrong.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame : Complex issue, because the context of these teachings do matter + have an impact on how people relate to them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Is it lack of imagination or a personal injury? Humor and play are equally powerful tools as rage, anger - when focused.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame exactlyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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