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Re:How scientists are bringing advanced meditation out of th... by kagakuninja on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @04:02PM (#37227820)
Many schools, including Goenka downplay or ignore the risks from meditation.

Goenka is infamous in the serious meditation community, as they do not use qualified teachers in their retreats. The teaching is in the videos, the guides may not be able to help you if you start to freak out.

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Re:How scientists are bringing advanced meditation out of th... by mjthrowaway1 on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @11:50PM (#37231633)
This was 100% my experience. The assistant teachers had no experience with anything beyond goenka vipassana courses. Was not helpful when I was encountering partial dissolution of the Self and high bliss states.
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