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_bfhp | 3 years ago

What a comment. A feast for the inner reply guy:

> The traditional way is to seek a guru

"The" way? According to whom? Did you do it?

> Some even leave everything and go to forest or mountains to practice for years.

Except the Buddha and his stories explicitly advised against asceticism...

> they should practice "Raja Yoga" which is also a spiritual path where one raises their spiritual plane

Again, according to who? Why not Jesus? Or Scientology? What's your personal experience?

> However simple breathing exercises still work for the body and can be easily incorporated into every day lives.

Well this is out of nowhere. It doesn't connect to anything that's been said. Do you do this?

> When one goes to discover/amplify their inner core

Inner core is new. What's that and who asked? Is it the same as a True Self?

I'd say let's just focus on this: "Meditation is a part of ones spiritual journey." That's correct and all this issue needs. MBSR and the other sanitized, faith-cleansed scientifically quantifiable practices are not synonymous with mindfulness, meditation, or Buddhism. They're tangential, and for some they are nice greeters at the door to a path of spirituality.

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rygxqpbsngav|3 years ago

Have you checked BiteCode_dev's response? And still think meditation is a "scientifically quantifiable practice"?

Swami Vivekananda has a dedicated book on "Raja Yoga" in detail.

I recommend - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abdula.pra... app. I am a subscriber for years and this one has the authentic breathing patterns.

unmole|3 years ago

> authentic breathing patterns

I'm sorry, what?

mtberatwork|3 years ago

Not sure why you are being downvoted...you aren't wrong.

> Except the Buddha and his stories explicitly advised against asceticism...

Yup, the Middle Path.

rygxqpbsngav|3 years ago

- Why not Jesus? Because church bastardized Jesus so hard, they filled the whole fucking book with prruuuufs of his existence instead of teaching the essence of his thinking.

Stop wasting your time on Church and find better alternatives from the east.