Re:Lost in Thought: Psychological Risks of Meditation
by asymptosis on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @12:04AM
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This is the syllabus I was working through: https://web.archive.org/web/20040612155253/http://www.kamaka...
It isn't obvious that asanas, breathing exercises, mantras and visualisation are somehow breaching any taboos of any society that I know of ;)
Re:Lost in Thought: Psychological Risks of Meditation
by mulberrybush on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @04:42AM
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This is derived from kriya yoga, not Vāmācāra. Another similar online tutorial is https://www.aypsite.org/10.html.
Real Vāmācāra by definition involves breaking all taboos - see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hiKDMsIHn8
(warning - it is pretty horrific)
Re:Lost in Thought: Psychological Risks of Meditation
by Nemrod67 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @07:42AM
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Watching the doc, all I see is LARP.
Why do we consider those seriously while making fun of LaVey's rituals?
Re:Lost in Thought: Psychological Risks of Meditation
by ta988 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @10:43PM
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Most human activities could be seen as that. An american screaming madly at its tv screen showing a football game with ads telling them what to buy. A priest burning frankincense and telling other humans what to do... Those are all meaningful for the people practicing them and can look ridiculous for others.
Re:Lost in Thought: Psychological Risks of Meditation
by mulberrybush on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @04:04PM
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Shouldnt consider any of it seriously - it is all LARP all the way down...
Re:Lost in Thought: Psychological Risks of Meditation
by asymptosis on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @05:41PM
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Thanks for the heads up. When the link said "vamachara" I just took it face value.
Basically, by definition it is about breaching Hindu societal taboos, unless I am vastly misunderstanding this brief summary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-hand_path_and_right-hand_...