Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety
by aarpmcgee on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:18PM
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Is meditation a means to an end? Is mental stillness or focusing on senses the result of meditation, or meditation itself?
Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety
by samus on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:12PM
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Meditation and other religious practices are always means to an end. Even if the end is actually unknown or shrouded in religious mystery. Thus, it is very important to be clear on what one actually wants to achieve with a particular practice. If you want to achieve something, but use the wrong means, at some point you'll realize that you're wasting time and effort. But if you don't know what you're after, you just walk farther and farther into the woods.
Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety
by aarpmcgee on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:08PM
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Would you be willing to give me some examples of such "ends"?
Re:Mindfulness and meditation can worsen depression and anxiety
by ekam on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:34PM
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Not the person you replied to but there’s many different ends that people aim for via meditation- out of body experiences, building mental fortitude and discipline, expanded awareness, ego-death, overcoming trauma, etc
My current use is to create a quiet time for meta-cognition where I can organize my thoughts.
Some people use it to try to let go of thoughts and be mentally still, others might use it as a chance to observe and focus on their senses. There are likely thousands of uses for meditation.