Re:How scientists are bringing advanced meditation out of th...
by haswell on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:23AM
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Harris practices meditation religiously in the same way that professional athletes train religiously.
The difference is that people don’t conclude that one must become a religious person to become an athlete.
Describing training as religious evokes a definition of the word that has nothing to do with:
> 1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
> 2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion.
Meditation is often (incorrectly) explicitly associated with religion and religiosity, which are orthogonal to a “religious” dedication to the practice, a practice that requires no adherence to religious ideas.
I’m only splitting hairs here because the idea that there’s a religious connection remains pretty prevalent, and is a major misconception.
The difference is that people don’t conclude that one must become a religious person to become an athlete.
Describing training as religious evokes a definition of the word that has nothing to do with:
> 1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
> 2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion.
Meditation is often (incorrectly) explicitly associated with religion and religiosity, which are orthogonal to a “religious” dedication to the practice, a practice that requires no adherence to religious ideas.
I’m only splitting hairs here because the idea that there’s a religious connection remains pretty prevalent, and is a major misconception.