Emerging evidence that mindfulness can sometimes increase selfish tendencies

Re:Emerging evidence that mindfulness can sometimes increase... by pqs on Monday May 09, 2022 @07:24AM (#31312830)

But you must act on this love, and there are many ways, through our daily actions, but also through prayer. I think it should come quite natural to any devout Christian.

My whole point is that I find it interesting, and surprising, how western psychologists are taking concepts from eastern religion, completely ignoring the western religious tradition.

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Re:Emerging evidence that mindfulness can sometimes increase... by zozbot234 on Monday May 09, 2022 @07:43AM (#31312947)

Often they're "completely ignoring" the Eastern tradition as well. Meditation in a strict sense is not even that widespread in Eastern practice; it's generally practiced by monks, or perhaps by laity on a rare, focused spiritual retreat - so quite similar to mystical contemplative prayer in the West.

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Re:Emerging evidence that mindfulness can sometimes increase... by pqs on Monday May 09, 2022 @09:19AM (#31313657)

OK! I guess this is also true!

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