Monday 9 July 2018

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

Absolutely. And often missed in the talks and readings I've heard and read.  Makes the whole thing a lot more challenging, of course.   Thanks  for sending.,


Joan Mooney
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On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 11:36 AM sam <sam@samdamico.com> wrote:
An interesting read.

Here's an excerpt:

In The Buddha Pill, Farias and Wikholm write:

[We] haven't stopped believing in meditation's ability to fuel change but [we are] concerned that the science of meditation is promoting a skewed view: meditation wasn't developed so we could lead less stressful lives or improve our wellbeing. Its primary purpose was more radical – to rupture your idea of who you are; to shake to the core your sense of self so that you realise there is 'nothing there'. But that's not how we see meditation courses promoted in the West. Here, meditation has been revamped as a natural pill that will quieten your mind and make you happier.

Here's the full article:


Enjoy. Or not.

Sam

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