Kevin comments on Vipassana Meditation: Developing Meta-Feeling Skills - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kevin 18 October 2010 11:23:19PM *  2 points [-]

Yes, it's specifically mantra meditation that is problematic in large amounts, not Vipasanna. Vipasanna is a meditation of greater awareness of the body, and mantra meditation is dissociative. Mantra meditation seems to be fine for 30 minutes or less a day but there are negative side effects when it is done in the long term for much more than that.

http://www.myownmind.com/extmteacher.cfm (there are lots of stories like this out there)

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 October 2010 11:58:08PM 1 point [-]

Thanks, though I'm left wondering how much the problem is mantra meditation and how much is inappropriate hopes and fears taught by TM.