[www.reddit.com]
level 4
americanpharoah
2 points
·
3 years ago
I did use meditation in an unhealthy way for a while, in terms of keeping all my troubles to myself and using meditation as an escape. It's sometimes called spiritual bypassing. Instead of dealing with issues like my sexuality and past traumas in a healthy way I would just ignore them and find buddhist quotes to explain it away and silence my thoughts, like failing an exam and adopting an attitude of "Oh well, what will be will be" and not trying to study harder. You think you're 'accepting' things but you're avoiding the bigger issues underneath. I think it's something to be aware of when you do any type of spiritual practice, especially people who have had emotional issues in the past that may not be healed.
level 4
·
3 years ago
I mean instead of doing something about whatever it is that is bothering us, we learn to "accept" it through meditation. There is a passive, inactive side of meditation that I find troubling or maladaptive. It encourages us to not do anything about anything, because the problem is always in our reaction to whatever is happening and not in what is happening.
I see this view often in those new to meditation. In my experience it is a misunderstanding of platitudes that are thrown around by other inexperienced meditators (or experienced meditators that are careless with their communication)[/quote]
level 4
americanpharoah
2 points
·
3 years ago
I did use meditation in an unhealthy way for a while, in terms of keeping all my troubles to myself and using meditation as an escape. It's sometimes called spiritual bypassing. Instead of dealing with issues like my sexuality and past traumas in a healthy way I would just ignore them and find buddhist quotes to explain it away and silence my thoughts, like failing an exam and adopting an attitude of "Oh well, what will be will be" and not trying to study harder. You think you're 'accepting' things but you're avoiding the bigger issues underneath. I think it's something to be aware of when you do any type of spiritual practice, especially people who have had emotional issues in the past that may not be healed.
level 4
·
3 years ago
I mean instead of doing something about whatever it is that is bothering us, we learn to "accept" it through meditation. There is a passive, inactive side of meditation that I find troubling or maladaptive. It encourages us to not do anything about anything, because the problem is always in our reaction to whatever is happening and not in what is happening.
I see this view often in those new to meditation. In my experience it is a misunderstanding of platitudes that are thrown around by other inexperienced meditators (or experienced meditators that are careless with their communication)[/quote]