05-15-2019, 02:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-15-2019, 02:25 PM by redchartreuse.)
LoO philosophy suggests that "meditation" is the end-all-be-all tool for spiritual growth, and while the psychological benefits of meditation in general have been clearly shown, there is also a growing body of research demonstrating that certain kinds of meditations, in certain kinds of people, can actually have detrimental effects.
One of the most concerning example would be the triggering of psychosis in people suffering from certain kinds of mental illness.
Unless I missed something somewhere, I can't think of a single example throughout the entire L/L transcript library where any kind of caveat or cautionary word was given regarding meditation. Surely, beings millions of years more advanced than us would be aware of a potential downside to meditation.
And yet, it has even become a running joke in LOO community that "meditate, meditate, and meditate some more" seems to be the answer to all of our troubles.
What gives?
One of the most concerning example would be the triggering of psychosis in people suffering from certain kinds of mental illness.
Unless I missed something somewhere, I can't think of a single example throughout the entire L/L transcript library where any kind of caveat or cautionary word was given regarding meditation. Surely, beings millions of years more advanced than us would be aware of a potential downside to meditation.
And yet, it has even become a running joke in LOO community that "meditate, meditate, and meditate some more" seems to be the answer to all of our troubles.
What gives?