LaLa Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 As quite many people here either recommend meditation or it's recommended to them, maybe this is a relevant thing to post here:https://www.coursera.org/course/meditationThe class’s goals are (i) to explore Buddhist meditation practices in their cultural contexts, (ii) investigate scientific research on meditation’s dynamics, (iii) survey contemporary secular applications (healthcare, K-12 education, entrepreneurship, creativity, etc.), and (iv) learn meditation firsthand through exercises drawn from contemporary secular applications. To do this course utilizes five rubrics that blend the study of tradition and modernity, humanities and sciences, theory and practice:Tradition: learn the original practices, their origins, their institutional contexts, and their deep relationships to philosophy, community, and ways of life.Research: learn the scientific exploration of these practices and the neurological, biological, and psychological mechanisms of their effects, as well as research into their impact in specific contexts.Innovation: learn about how based upon such research, people are innovating to create new secular practices adapted from these traditions. Engagement: learn about how people are deploying and engaging with such new adaptations in an astonishingly varied array of fields and areasPractice: learn secular contemplative practices, both cognitive and physical, in a Contemplative Lab. ken Ian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Research shows that meditation can be dangerous for some people (they say 7 % of those who try it). Here is something about it as well as some advise how to be careful:http://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-237-the-cost-of-the-senate-audit-the-cheater-s-high-parkour-prison-breaks-more-1.3109635/can-mindfulness-meditation-have-negative-side-effects-1.3109670 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 The problem w me and meditation is that the effects don't last. I go right back to my old mind soon after I am done meditating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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