Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety

Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety by tyre on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:48PM (#24188987)

Is there a longer translation that gives more nuance than "suffering"? Often times we settle for less precise words in favor of pithiness/conciseness.

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Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety by mtalantikite on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:59PM (#24189119)

For sure, the word is duhkha and has a lot of alternative meanings and explanations beyond just “suffering”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duḥkha

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Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety by hvs on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:15PM (#24193423)

I prefer "unsatisfactoriness" rather than "suffering".

"The word is commonly explained as a derivation from Aryan terminology for an axle hole, referring to an axle hole which is not in the center and leads to a bumpy, uncomfortable ride."

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Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety by taneq on Monday August 17, 2020 @08:16PM (#24193867)

Sounds like a better translation would be ‘slipshod’.

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Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety by dhimes on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:31AM (#24197103)

“Out of balance” is yet another way to think of it (Steve Hagen’s term IIRC)

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