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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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