Much of the research around meditation and mindfulness has serious flaws

Re:Much of the research around meditation and mindfulness ha... by Disruptive_Dave on Thursday October 12, 2017 @07:09AM (#15457112)

I think OP is correct, it just wasn't stated as well as it could've been. Meditation (at least some practice forms) is an act of forcing boredom upon yourself AND exploring how your mind's default settings react in that environment. There is a reason why focusing on something like your breath is recommended vs. focusing on the television (breath is boring!).

“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”

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Re:Much of the research around meditation and mindfulness ha... by leereeves on Thursday October 12, 2017 @07:31AM (#15457200)

> “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”

A quote from Blaise Pascal, a philosopher who spent a lot of time sitting quietly, alone, thinking.

Great quote, but he was probably talking about thinking, rather than meditation.

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Re:Much of the research around meditation and mindfulness ha... by titzer on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:39AM (#15457515)

Boredom is an emotional state, it is not the absence of stimulation.

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Re:Much of the research around meditation and mindfulness ha... by Disruptive_Dave on Thursday October 12, 2017 @10:24AM (#15458139)

And sitting down in a quiet, non-stimulated environment typically produces all sorts of emotions, does it not?

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Re:Much of the research around meditation and mindfulness ha... by titzer on Thursday October 12, 2017 @10:41AM (#15458291)

YMMV but for many practitioners meditation does not imply boredom.

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