Mass_Driver comments on Can Humanism Match Religion's Output? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Mass_Driver 28 August 2011 04:50:33AM 2 points [-]

Cognitive-behavioral therapy and Zen meditation are two mental disciplines experimentally shown to yield real improvements.

Does anyone have a link or citation to actual research that supports this claim? It sounds plausible, I just want to check and see exactly how strong the evidence is before investing dozens of hours and/or a few thousand bucks.

Comment author: amitpamin 18 June 2012 10:58:53PM 0 points [-]

No need to invest a few thousand bucks - a few books and self-discipline is all that's needed (not that self-discipline is easy to arise & invest). re: zen meditation, I recommend reading Search Inside Yourself. It's a book about meditation written by a google employee. It contains a decent number of citations.