Uses and misuses of mindfulness meditation

[firecat]

Executive summary: It's a tool, and as with many tools, you can either create/repair nifty stuff with it, or you can injure yourself with it.

http://www.tricycle.com/blog/meditation-nation

This helps me understand why, although I love studying Buddhism and listening to dharma talks, I resist the meditation part -- I've done enough of it to sense that there might be a lot of pain to wade through if I do it a lot more. (Not recommending this behavior, just observing.)

Comments

[firecat]

I like your definition of wu-wei.

I used to use the I Ching sometimes. In college I took most of a course on the I Ching, but I couldn't get inspired to write the final paper. So I went to the prof and asked to drop the course. He didn't want me to, but he said "Let's throw the I Ching about it." We did and it said in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS "let her drop the course." I had NEVER gotten a clearer answer out of the I Ching about anything.

[silveradept]

I'm also cureently in the phase of life where wu-wei also means "Bide your time and look for the point where you can use the least effort to apply the greatest leverage."

Glad the I Ching was so clear.