XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.philosophy.zen   
   From: dra@openguitar.com   
      
   On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:27:54 -0400   
   "djinn"  wrote:   
      
   > "If you've always wanted to try meditation, use this   
   > guide to get started" by Gabriella Boston.   
   >   
   > The Washington Post has an article about meditation   
   > and mindfulness, very basic, but it seems that   
   > grooved-in practitioners on these boards with years   
   > and decades of training scarcely show any benefit   
   > from their claimed practice, so it is worth   
   > referring to the article.   
   >   
   > The end of the article resonates with what   
   > Jen/djinn often says:   
   >   
   > <   
   > In the end, one of the main goals of meditation is   
   > learning how to pause and observe the mind to the   
   > point of controlling or channeling the   
   > fight-or-flight reaction   
      
   Please. There never was, is not, and never will be   
   such a thing as a fight/flight reaction. It could   
   never evolve, because when this mythical reaction   
   is supposed to take place, the subject is already   
   in a situation where he/she will certainly die.   
      
   Survival is in having the knowledge to avoid   
   deadly situations. "Homo sapiens" means   
   "knowing man" not "thinking man". People are   
   little better than chickens in making decisions.   
   We know a lot, and that's what keeps us   
   alive. So far. Meditation helps us to   
   make better decisions. "The best has to   
   be good enough." --Goethe   
      
   Lord Buddha was a much better psychologist than   
   Herr Freud. Or Deepak Chopra. Metta, Rale   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)